Approved and Off-Label Uses of Obesity Medications, and Potential New Pharmacologic Treatment Options

Available anti-obesity pharmacotherapy options remain very limited and 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...

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Main Authors: Fernando Cordido, Mª Luisa Isidro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-01-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/3/1/125/