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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. Pfizer moves forward with once-daily weight-loss pill - AOL

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   July 11, 2024 at 8:34 AM. By Michael Erman and Manas Mishra. (Reuters) -Pfizer plans to move a reworked, once-a-day version of its weight-loss pill danuglipron into clinical trials later this year ...

4. Pfizer's twice-daily weight-loss pill discontinued due to ...

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   The weight loss was comparable to that achieved with a 2.4 milligram dose of semaglutide injected once a week in the form of Wegovy over the same time frame, the company said in a statement.

5. Pfizer drops twice-daily version of obesity pill over side ...

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   Pfizer has a once-daily version of the weight-loss pill still in the development. It hopes a change in the drug's release mechanism can reduce side effects, but early data on the new formulation ...

6. Anti-obesity medication - Wikipedia

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   They worked primarily by suppressing appetite, and had other beneficial effects such as increased alertness. Use of amphetamines increased over the subsequent decades, including Obetrol and culminating in the "rainbow diet pill" regime. [38] This was a combination of multiple pills, all thought to help with weight loss, taken throughout the day.

7. Weight loss - Wikipedia

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   Intentional weight loss is the loss of total body mass as a result of efforts to improve fitness and health, or to change appearance through slimming. Weight loss is the main treatment for obesity, [1] [2] [3] and there is substantial evidence this can prevent progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes with a 7–10% weight loss and manage cardiometabolic health for diabetic people with a ...