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Free Download Drugs for Medical Management of Obesity: A Machine-Generated Literature Overview
English | 2025 | ISBN: 9819616506 | 400 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 5 MB
This book covers pharmacological activity and the role of the medications used for the medical management of obesity. The chapters provide information on the prevalence of obesity, basic principles of obesity management, a brief history of anti-obesity medications (AOMs), and discontinuation of AOMs due to their safety concerns. Further chapters include information on currently approved AOMs for obesity management by healthcare regulatory authorities including their effect on weight loss and other important clinical parameters, short-term and long-term use of AOMs, medications for genetic obesity, and the use of AOMs in obesity with associated co-morbidities as per their safety considerations and contraindications. A separate chapter is on drugs that are either under a clinical trial phase or awaiting approval.