Journal of Obesity and Weight-loss Medication

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Loss Medication

What role for weight-loss medication?

2004 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly R. Wyatt ◽  
James O. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Loss Medication

scholarly journals Efficacy of adjuvant weight loss medication after bariatric surgery

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zubaidah Nor Hanipah ◽  
Elie C. Nasr ◽  
Emre Bucak ◽  
Philip R. Schauer ◽  
Ali Aminian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Loss Medication

scholarly journals Ischemic Colitis after Weight-Loss Medication

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 719-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Comay ◽  
Jennifer Ramsay ◽  
E Jan Irvine
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Ischemic Colitis ◽  
Obese Woman ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Single Agent ◽  
Temporal Association ◽  
Appetite Suppressant ◽  
Weight Loss Medication ◽  
Previous Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Loss Medications

BACKGROUND: Previous weight-loss medications have received cautious support due to their association with pulmonary hypertension and valvular heart disease. However, newer drugs are increasingly being recommended as potentially safer and more efficacious. We report a case of ischemic colitis possibly linked to the use of a weight-loss drug, and review the literature to highlight an important latent consequence of these medications.CASE REPORT: A 59-year-old obese woman presented to the emergency room with rectal bleeding and suprapubic abdominal pain. Her medical history was unremarkable for risk factors for bowel ischemia. An appetite suppressant, phentermine 15 mg daily, had been prescribed, and had resulted in a 12 kg weight loss over 10 weeks. Colonoscopy and biopsies both demonstrated findings typical of mild ischemia at the splenic flexure.DISCUSSION: Phentermine, an amphetamine-derived sympathomimetic, acts centrally to suppress appetite. While there are no published reports linking the use of phentermine as a single agent to ischemic colitis, phentermine alone has been associated with ischemic neurological events and, when used in combination with fenfluramine, has been implicated in a single case of acute ischemic colitis. Other sympathomimetics, such as cocaine, have been clearly linked with ischemic colitis.CONCLUSIONS: This report describes a temporal association with the use of phentermine and the development of ischemic colitis. Heightened awareness and appropriate surveillance is warranted to determine whether the use of weight-loss drugs, such as phentermine, can lead to ischemic colitis.

Is the weight loss medication phentermine/topiramate safe in obese adult patients with hypertension?

2019 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Davis ◽  
Kara Telesmanick ◽  
William R. Barker
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Obese Adult ◽  
Weight Loss Medication

In patients with obesity, does treatment with weight loss medication lead to clinically significant weight loss?

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Jazma Phelps ◽  
Maili Velez-Dalla Tor ◽  
Cynthia Chen ◽  
Hamed Shalikar
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Significant Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Loss Medication ◽  
Clinically Significant

793 PATTERNS OF WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATION UTILIZATION AND OUTCOMES FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY

2020 ◽  
Vol 158 (6) ◽  
pp. S-1526
Author(s):  
Colston Edgerton ◽  
Meetal Mehta ◽  
Danny Mou ◽  
Nena Pater ◽  
Lalita Khaodhiar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Loss Medication ◽  
Medication Utilization
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