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Liraglutide for weight management: a critical review of the evidence.

Obesity science & practice

Mehta A, Marso SP, Neeland IJ.
PMID: 28392927
Obes Sci Pract. 2017 Mar;3(1):3-14. doi: 10.1002/osp4.84. Epub 2016 Dec 19.

OBJECTIVE: To review the efficacy, safety, and clinical applicability of liraglutide for weight management from phase III clinical trials.METHODS: A search of the English language literature was performed using PubMed search terms: "liraglutide", "glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist", and "randomized...

Stimulants for the Control of Hedonic Appetite.

Frontiers in pharmacology

Poulton AS, Hibbert EJ, Champion BL, Nanan RK.
PMID: 27199749
Front Pharmacol. 2016 Apr 25;7:105. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00105. eCollection 2016.

The focus of this paper is treatment of obesity in relation to the management of hedonic appetite. Obesity is a complex condition which may be potentiated by excessive reward seeking in combination with executive functioning deficits that impair cognitive...

Fenfluramine-Phentermine (Fen-Phen) and Seizures: Evidence for an Association.

Epilepsy & behavior : E&B

Spencer DC, Hwang J, Morrell MJ.
PMID: 12737835
Epilepsy Behav. 2000 Dec;1(6):448-452. doi: 10.1006/ebeh.2000.0132.

Fenfluramine-phentermine combination therapy ("fen-phen") became a popular treatment for obesity in the 1990s. Although this treatment causes cardiac toxicity, use of these medications has not previously been associated with seizures. We report five cases with apparent association between use...

Clinical utility of phentermine/topiramate (Qsymia™) combination for the treatment of obesity.

Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy

Shin JH, Gadde KM.
PMID: 23630428
Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2013 Apr 08;6:131-9. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S43403. Print 2013.

Qsymia™ (Vivus Inc, Mountain View, CA, USA), a combination of phentermine and delayed-release topiramate, has been available in the US since September 2012 for the treatment of obesity. Phentermine is an anorexigenic agent, which is approved for the short-term...

Drugs Involved in Dyslipidemia and Obesity Treatment: Focus on Adipose Tissue.

International journal of endocrinology

Dias S, Paredes S, Ribeiro L.
PMID: 29593789
Int J Endocrinol. 2018 Jan 17;2018:2637418. doi: 10.1155/2018/2637418. eCollection 2018.

Metabolic syndrome can be defined as a state of disturbed metabolic homeostasis characterized by visceral obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension, and insulin resistance. The growing prevalence of metabolic syndrome will certainly contribute to the burden of cardiovascular disease. Obesity...

Cardiovascular effects of antiobesity drugs: are the new medicines all the same?.

International journal of obesity supplements

Cataldi M, Cignarelli A, Giallauria F, Muscogiuri G, Barrea L, Savastano S, Colao A.
PMID: 32714509
Int J Obes Suppl. 2020 Jul;10(1):14-26. doi: 10.1038/s41367-020-0015-3. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

Waiting for a definite answer from well-designed randomized prospective clinical trials, the impact of the new antiobesity drugs -liraglutide, bupropion/naltrexone, phentermine/topiramate and lorcaserin- on cardiovascular outcomes remains uncertain. What has been learned from previous experience with older medicines is...

Anti-Obesity Drugs: Long-Term Efficacy and Safety: An Updated Review.

The world journal of men's health

Tak YJ, Lee SY.
PMID: 32202085
World J Mens Health. 2021 Apr;39(2):208-221. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.200010. Epub 2020 Mar 09.

As a chronic and relapsing disease, obesity negatively impacts the health of men to a greater extent than that of women, with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Since lifestyle modifications alone are often challenging and limited for the...

Pharmacotherapy for adults with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Lancet (London, England)

Shi Q, Wang Y, Hao Q, Vandvik PO, Guyatt G, Li J, Chen Z, Xu S, Shen Y, Ge L, Sun F, Li L, Yu J, Nong K, Zou X, Zhu S, Wang C, Zhang S, Qiao Z, Jian Z, Li Y, Zhang X, Chen K, Qu F, Wu Y, He Y, Tian H, Li S.
PMID: 34895470
Lancet. 2022 Jan 15;399(10321):259-269. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01640-8. Epub 2021 Dec 08.

BACKGROUND: Pharmacotherapy provides an option for adults with overweight and obesity to reduce their bodyweight if lifestyle modifications fail. We summarised the latest evidence for the benefits and harms of weight-lowering drugs.METHODS: This systematic review and network meta-analysis included...

Anti-Obesity Medication Use in Children and Adolescents with Prader-Willi Syndrome: Case Review and Literature Search.

Journal of clinical medicine

Goldman VE, Naguib MN, Vidmar AP.
PMID: 34640558
J Clin Med. 2021 Sep 30;10(19). doi: 10.3390/jcm10194540.

(1) Background: children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) have high obesity rates due to hyperphagia and decreased metabolic rates. Although anti-obesity medications (AOMs) are prescribed to this population, there are no consensus guidelines on acceptability, safety, and efficacy. We present...

Effectiveness of anti-obesity medications approved for long-term use in a multidisciplinary weight management program: a multi-center clinical experience.

International journal of obesity (2005)

Calderon G, Gonzalez-Izundegui D, Shan KL, Garcia-Valencia OA, Cifuentes L, Campos A, Collazo-Clavell ML, Shah M, Hurley DL, Abu Lebdeh HS, Sharma M, Schmitz K, Clark MM, Grothe K, Mundi MS, Camilleri M, Abu Dayyeh BK, Hurtado Andrade MD, Mokadem MA, Acosta A.
PMID: 34811486
Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Nov 22; doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-01019-6. Epub 2021 Nov 22.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Randomized clinical trials have proven the efficacy and safety of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved anti-obesity medications (AOMs) for long-term use. It is unclear whether these outcomes can be replicated in real-world clinical practice where...

Obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: From pathophysiology to therapeutics.

Metabolism: clinical and experimental

Polyzos SA, Kountouras J, Mantzoros CS.
PMID: 30502373
Metabolism. 2019 Mar;92:82-97. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2018.11.014. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

The obesity epidemic is closely associated with the rising prevalence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): obesity has been linked not only with simple steatosis (SS), but also with advanced disease, i.e., nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), NASH-related cirrhosis...

The cost-effectiveness of pharmacotherapy and lifestyle intervention in the treatment of obesity.

Obesity science & practice

Lee M, Lauren BN, Zhan T, Choi J, Klebanoff M, Abu Dayyeh B, Taveras EM, Corey K, Kaplan L, Hur C.
PMID: 32313674
Obes Sci Pract. 2019 Dec 10;6(2):162-170. doi: 10.1002/osp4.390. eCollection 2020 Apr.

BACKGROUND: The Food and Drug Administration has approved several pharmacotherapies for the treatment of obesity. This study assesses the cost-effectiveness of six pharmacotherapies and lifestyle intervention for people with mild obesity (body mass indices [BMIs] 30 to 35).METHODS: A...

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