Abstract
Available anti-obesity pharmacotherapy options remain very limited. The development of more effective drugs has become a priority. The potential strategies to achieve weight loss are to reduce energy intake, by stimulating anorexigenic signals or by blocking orexigenic signals, and to increase energy expenditure. This review will focus on approved obesity medications, as well as potential new pharmacological treatment options.
Keywords: Obesity, drug treatment, orlistat, sibutramine, rimonabant, leptin, ghrelin
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Drug Treatment of Obesity: Established and Emerging Therapies
Volume: 9 Issue: 6
Author(s): M. Luisa Isidro and Fernando Cordido
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Keywords: Obesity, drug treatment, orlistat, sibutramine, rimonabant, leptin, ghrelin
Abstract: Available anti-obesity pharmacotherapy options remain very limited. The development of more effective drugs has become a priority. The potential strategies to achieve weight loss are to reduce energy intake, by stimulating anorexigenic signals or by blocking orexigenic signals, and to increase energy expenditure. This review will focus on approved obesity medications, as well as potential new pharmacological treatment options.
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Isidro Luisa M. and Cordido Fernando, Drug Treatment of Obesity: Established and Emerging Therapies, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2009; 9 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955709788452739
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955709788452739 |
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