Current pharmacotherapy for obesity

G Srivastava, CM Apovian - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2018 - nature.com
More than one-third of adults in the USA have obesity, which causes, exacerbates or
adversely impacts numerous medical comorbidities, including diabetes mellitus and …

Anti-obesity drugs: long-term efficacy and safety: an updated review

YJ Tak, SY Lee - The world journal of men's health, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for medical care of patients with …

WT Garvey, JI Mechanick, EM Brett, AJ Garber… - Endocrine Practice, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Development of these guidelines is mandated by the American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Board of Directors and the American College of …

AGA clinical practice guideline on pharmacological interventions for adults with obesity

E Grunvald, R Shah, R Hernaez, AK Chandar… - Gastroenterology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Pharmacological management of obesity improves outcomes and
decreases the risk of obesity-related complications. This American Gastroenterological …

A randomized, phase 3 trial of naltrexone SR/bupropion SR on weight and obesity‐related risk factors (COR‐II)

CM Apovian, L Aronne, D Rubino, C Still, H Wyatt… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To examine the effects of naltrexone/bupropion (NB) combination therapy on
weight and weight‐related risk factors in overweight and obese participants. Design and …

SLC6 neurotransmitter transporters: structure, function, and regulation

AS Kristensen, J Andersen, TN Jørgensen… - Pharmacological …, 2011 - Elsevier
The neurotransmitter transporters (NTTs) belonging to the solute carrier 6 (SLC6) gene
family (also referred to as the neurotransmitter-sodium-symporter family or Na+/Cl …

Effects of naltrexone sustained-release/bupropion sustained-release combination therapy on body weight and glycemic parameters in overweight and obese patients …

P Hollander, AK Gupta, R Plodkowski… - Diabetes …, 2013 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and safety of 32 mg naltrexone sustained-release
(SR)/360 mg bupropion SR (NB) in overweight/obese individuals with type 2 diabetes with …

Effect of naltrexone plus bupropion on weight loss in overweight and obese adults (COR-I): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

FL Greenway, K Fujioka, RA Plodkowski, S Mudaliar… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Despite increasing public health concerns regarding obesity, few safe and
effective drug treatments are available. Combination treatment with sustained-release …

Best practices in the management of overweight and obesity

BG Tchang, KH Saunders, LI Igel - Medical Clinics, 2021 - medical.theclinics.com
In 1998, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognized obesity as a disease,
acknowledging its profound effects on individual health outcomes and socioeconomic costs …

Anti-obesity drugs: past, present and future

RJ Rodgers, MH Tschöp… - Disease models & …, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
The ideal anti-obesity drug would produce sustained weight loss with minimal side effects.
The mechanisms that regulate energy balance have substantial built-in redundancy, overlap …