Nutrition Concepts for the Treatment of Obesity in Adults. Part 5-5.
3. Drugs There are several agents for the pharmacologic therapy of obesity leading to decreased appetite, gastric emptying, nutrient absorption, or increased satiety. Some of these have gained marketing authorization during the last six years, and some others are still under development process [94,95]. Currently, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) authorized three drugs (orlistat, naltrexone/bupropion,…