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Obesity is having an excessive amount of body fat that may impair health.
The primary cause is an energy imbalance between calories consumed and expended.
Treatment goals include addressing the principal cause of weight gain and focusing management on both weight loss and patient-centered health outcomes.
A multidisciplinary approach, that is a combination of dietary change, physical activity and behavioral modification, is recommended.

Obesity Drug Information

Drug Information

Indication: Adjunctive therapy to diet in patients w/ obesity & BMI ≥30, who have not responded to an appropriate w...

Indication: Short-term adjunct in the management of obesity in a medically monitored comprehensive regimen of wt reduction...

Indication: Iin conjunction w/ a mildly hypocaloric diet for obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) & overwt (BMI ≥28 ...

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