Prescription Diet Pills For Obesity
Prescription weight loss pills also called anti obesity drugs or diet pills are sometimes prescribed to a patient as an additional tool in the treatment for weight loss.
Prescription diet pills for obesity. Video transcript national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases. 1 results vary by medication and by person. Data sources include ibm watson micromedex updated 2 nov 2020 cerner multum updated 2 nov 2020 ashp updated 23 oct 2020.
Prescription medications for the treatment of obesity. Weight loss of 5 to 10 percent of your starting body weight may help improve your health by lowering blood sugar blood pressure and triglycerides. For some people prescription weight loss drugs may help.
Research shows that some people taking prescription weight loss medications lose 10 percent or more of their starting weight.