Obesity epidemic
As one in three Americans is obese, and another third are overweight, many Americans are looking for ways to lose weight.
How many prescriptions are written per year?
What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?
BMI is a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.
Overweight is defined as a BMI of between 25-30.
Obesity (defined as a BMI of 30 or higher) is frequently subdivided into the following categories:
• Class 1: BMI of 30 to <35
• Class 2: BMI of 35 to <40
• Class 3: BMI of 40 or higher.
Class 3 obesity is sometimes categorized as extreme, morbid or severe obesity
Who can take prescription weight loss medications?
Any adult who is over 18, and
- Have body mass index (BMI) is 30 or greater (obese); or
- Have BMI is 27 or greater (overweight) and have a comorbid condition such as high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, fatty liver, PCOS, or other weight related condition.
Are there any weight loss prescriptions for long term use?
How long these weight loss medications be used?
How do these prescription weight loss medications work?
Orlistat (Xenical)
How does Orlistat work for weight loss?
What are the side effects of Orlistat?
- diarrhea
- gas
- leakage of oily stools
- stomach pain
Lorcaserin (Belviq)
Who is Belviq approved for?
How does Belviq work for weight loss?
- cough
- dizziness
- dry mouth
- feeling tired
- headaches
- nausea
What is Qsymia?
- constipation
- dizziness
- dry mouth
- taste changes, especially with carbonated beverages
- tingling of your hands and feet
- trouble sleeping
Naltrexone-bupropion (Contrave)
What is Contrave?
- diarrhea
- dizziness
- dry mouth
- headache
- increased blood pressure
- increased heart rate
- insomnia
- liver damage
- nausea
- vomiting
Liraglutide (Saxenda)
Side effects of Saxenda
- nausea
- diarrhea
- constipation
- abdominal pain
- headache
- raised pulse
- May increase the chance of developing pancreatitis.
- Has been found to cause a rare type of thyroid tumor in animals.
Other medications that curb your desire to eat include
- phentermine
- benzphetamine
- diethylpropion
- phendimetrazine
Side effects include
- dry mouth
- constipation
- difficulty sleeping
- dizziness
- feeling nervous
- feeling restless
- headache
- raised blood pressure
- raised pulse

Other weight loss medications
Metformin
- In people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, the medication metformin (Glucophage) can reduce weight.
- Metformin limits the amount of glucose that is produced by the liver as well as increases muscle consumption of glucose.
- It also helps in increasing the body’s response to insulin.
Upcoming potential weight loss drugs
How does Cetilistat work for weight loss?
- It is an inhibitor of pancreatic lipase, an enzyme that breaks down triglycerides in the intestine.
- It prevents triglycerides from the diet are prevented from being hydrolyzed into absorbable free fatty acids and are excreted undigested.
- It is still in the clinical trials stage and a phase 2 clinical trial found cetilistat significantly reduced weight with and was better tolerated than orlistat.
Withdrawn weight loss drugs
- Rimonabant -Rimonabant (trade names Acomplia and Zimulti) was first approved in Europe in 2006 but was withdrawn in 2008 due to serious psychiatric side effects; it was never approved in the United States.
- Rimonabant is an inverse agonist for the cannabinoid receptor CB1
- Sibutramine – withdrawn
- Fenfluramine – withdrawn
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A-Z list of anorectic medications

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A
acridorex
adderall
adiporon
amfecloral
amfepentorex
amfepramone
aminorex
amphetamine
anorectic
anti-obesity-medication
azalanstat
B
beloranib
benfluorex
benzphetamine
bupropion
C
cetilistat
chlorphentermine
ciclazindol
clobenzorex
cloforex
clortermine
cocaine
D
dexfenfluramine
dextroamphetamine
difemetorex
dirlotapide
drinabant
E
etilamfetamine
etiocholanedione
etolorex
exenatide
F
fenbutrazate
fenfluramine
fenisorex
fluasterone
flucetorex
flumexadol
fluoxetine
formetorex
furfenorex
G
glycoside
indanorex
K
khat
L
levophacetoperane
levopropylhexedrine
liraglutide
lisdexamfetamine
lorcaserin
M
methamphetamine
methastyridone
mitratapide
morforex
N
naltrexone
nicotine
norfenfluramine
norpropylhexedrine
O
obocell
oleoyl-estrone
orlistat
oxifentorex
oxyntomodulin
P
pentorex
phendimetrazine
phenmetrazine
phentermine
phenylpropanolamine
picilorex
propylhexedrine
R
rimonabant
rosonabant
S
setazindol
setmelanotide
sibutramine
simmondsin
substituted-phenylmorpholine
T
taranabant
tesofensine
tiflorex
topiramate
V
vabicaserin
X
xylopropamine
Z
zonisamide
FAQ's about weight loss prescriptions
Frequently asked questions on weight loss medications
- What is the best prescription weight loss pill?
- What drug makes you skinny?
- How much weight can you lose with orlistat?
- How much weight can you lose with Saxenda?
- Is there a weight loss pill that really works?
- What is the latest weight loss pill?
- Can Xanax cause weight loss?
- What drug makes you angry?
- How can I boost up my metabolism?
- Has anyone died from taking Saxenda?
- Does Saxenda make you pee a lot?
- Does Saxenda come in a pill form?
- Does Xenical remove existing fat?
- Can you poop fat out?
- How long can you stay on orlistat?
- Can a doctor prescribe anything for weight loss?
- How do I lose weight at 60?
Exernal resources
Government resources on weight loss prescriptions
- https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/weight-management/prescription-medications-treat-overweight-obesity
- https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/medications-target-long-term-weight-control
UpToDate information on weight loss drugs
Weight loss drug information and resources
- https://www.drugs.com/condition/obesity.html
- https://obesitymedicine.org/weight-loss-medications/
- https://www.emedicinehealth.com/medication_in_the_treatment_of_obesity/article_em.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-obesity_medication
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/are-weight-loss-drugs-worth-trying
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