Student nurses are studying for their final exam on the gastrointestinal system. Which of the following do they identify as correct statements regarding pharmacology of weight loss?

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Rationale 1: Telemarketing of pills that produce easy weight loss is usually too good to be true.
Rationale 2: Until 2004, alternative weight loss products contained ephedra alkaloids, but these have also been removed from the market due to an increased incidence of adverse cardiovascular events.
Rationale 3: The substance fenfluramine is suspected of causing heart valvular disease.
Rationale 4: Trials of leptin as a weight-reduction strategy have not proven to be effective.
Rationale 5: Dexedrine, a highly addictive stimulant, is no longer prescribed for weight reduction.

Student Nurses Are Studying for Their Final Exam on the Gastrointestinal