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  • Title: The new role of pharmacotherapy for weight reduction in obesity.
    Author: Fernstrom MH, Fernstrom JD.
    Journal: Int J Clin Pract; 2002 Nov; 56(9):683-6. PubMed ID: 12469983.
    Abstract:
    Obesity is associated with an increased risk for a wide variety of chronic health conditions. Despite this fact, less than half of obese patients are advised by healthcare professionals to lose weight. Creating a viable plan for losing weight and maintaining weight loss is difficult. Lifestyle change is always the cornerstone of treatment, but two new therapeutic agents approved for long-term use, sibutramine and orlistat, can help maximise success. Increased weight loss can lead to reductions in the risk of obesity-related co-morbidities. Sibutramine and orlistat offer new weight reduction opportunities for obese patients.
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