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Bookmark or Share- FDA Approves New Drug Treatment for Chronic Weight Management, First ...Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Wegovy (semaglutide) injection (2.4 mg once weekly) for chronic weight management in adults with obesity or overweight with at least one...
- Prescription weight-loss drugs: Can they help you? - Mayo ClinicBody mass index (BMI) is greater than 30. This means you're living with a condition that involves having too much body fat, called obesity. BMI is greater than 27. You also have a serious medical problem linked to obesity, such as diabetes or high blood pressure.
- Prescription Medications to Treat Overweight & ObesityPrescription medications to treat overweight and obesity work in different ways. For example, some medications may help you feel less hungry or full sooner. Other medications may make it harder for your body to absorb fat from the foods you eat. Who might benefit from weight management medications?
- Questions and answers about the new anti-obesity medicationsThe recently FDA-approved anti-obesity medications are in a class called GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s). They mimic a hormone (glucagon-like peptide 1) that helps the body slow stomach emptying, control blood sugar levels, and suppress appetite, a combination that leads to weight loss.
- A new treatment for obesity - Harvard HealthCurrently there are 10 FDA-approved anti-obesity medications in the US: phentermine, diethylpropion, benzphetamine, phendimetrazine, orlistat, phentermine/topiramate ER (Qsymia), bupropion/naltrexone (Contrave), liraglutide (Saxenda), setmelanotide (Imcivree), and now semaglutide (Wegovy).
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