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2. Orlistat - Wikipedia

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   Orlistat, sold under the brand name Xenical among others, is a medication used to treat obesity. Its primary function is preventing the absorption of fats from the human diet by acting as a lipase inhibitor, thereby reducing caloric intake. It is intended for use in conjunction with a healthcare provider-supervised reduced-calorie diet.

3. Anti-obesity medication - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Orlistat (Xenical), the most commonly used medication to treat obesity and sibutramine (Meridia), a medication that was withdrawn due to cardiovascular side effects. Anti-obesity medication or weight loss medications are pharmacological agents that reduce or control excess body fat. These medications alter one of the fundamental processes ...

4. What Is the Strongest Weight Loss Prescription Pill? - AOL

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   Top Prescription Weight Loss Pills. Anti-obesity medications (AOMs) date back to the 1940s — well before modern regulations from the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) (FDA) were in place.

5. This Promising Weight Loss Drug Candidate Could Be a Huge ...

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   If Pfizer can become a big player in it, that could be just the catalyst that the business needs. This year, the company is projecting between $58.5 billion to $61.5 billion in revenue, which ...

6. Sibutramine - Wikipedia

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   Sibutramine is a serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) that, in humans, reduces the reuptake of norepinephrine (by ~73%), serotonin (by ~54%), and dopamine (by ~16%), [ 22] thereby increasing the levels of these substances in synaptic clefts and helping enhance satiety; the serotonergic action, in particular, is thought to ...

7. Want Weight Loss Pills? Here's How to Ask Your Doctor ... - AOL

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   There are many medications you can ask your doctor about, including weight loss injections and pills and FDA-approved and off-label options. There are also several different surgical options. FDA ...