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Obesity Medications
Definition of Obesity: More than half of the U.S. population is overweight. But being obese is different from being overweight. An individual is considered obese when weight is 20% (25% in women) or more over the maximum desirable for their height. When an adult is more than 100 pounds overweight, it is considered morbid obesity.
Obesity is also defined as a BMI (body mass index) over 30 kg/m2. Patients with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are considered overweight, but not obese. See also diet and calories.
See also: Weight Loss
Drugs (by generic name) associated with Obesity
The following drugs and medications are in some way related to, or used in the treatment of Obesity. This service should be used as a supplement to, and NOT a substitute for, the expertise, skill, knowledge and judgment of healthcare practitioners.
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Obesity Medications in the Pipeline
- November 6, 2008 - Sanofi-aventis to Discontinue all Clinical Trials with rimonabant
- November 14, 2007 - Rimonabant - Regulatory Update in Europe
- July 19, 2007 - Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use Post-authorisation Summary of Positive Opinion for Acomplia/Zimulti
- June 29, 2007 - Rimonabant Regulatory Update in the United States
- June 14, 2007 - Weight Loss Drug Rimonabant Can Cause Serious Physical and Psychological Harm and Birth Defects, Public Citizen Tells FDA
- June 13, 2007 - FDA Advisory Committee Did Not Recommend Approval of Rimonabant (Zimulti) for Use in Obese and Overweight Patients With Associated Risks Factors
- March 26, 2007 - Rimonabant USA: Update
- March 26, 2007 - Sanofi-aventis Acknowledges FDA Announcement of an Advisory Committee Meeting for rimonabant
- February 12, 2007 - Rimonabant USA: Update
- December 8, 2006 - Rimonabant Update in the United States
- February 17, 2006 - Sanofi-aventis Received from the FDA an Approvable Letter for Rimonabant for Weight Management and a Non Approvable Letter for Smoking Cessation
- June 23, 2005 - Rimonabant Accepted for Filing By the FDA
Latest Obesity Blog Post
More Can Be Done to Slow Obesity's Toll on Health: Experts
TUESDAY, July 28 -- Obesity in the United States now carries the hefty price tag of $147 billion per year in direct medical costs, just over 9 percent of all medical spending, experts reported at a national conference Tuesday in Washington, DC.
"To put...
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