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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.
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 ...
Steatorrhea. Specialty. Gastroenterology, general surgery. Steatorrhea (or steatorrhoea) is the presence of excess fat in feces. Stools may be bulky and difficult to flush, have a pale and oily appearance, and can be especially foul-smelling. [ 1] An oily anal leakage or some level of fecal incontinence may occur.
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 ...
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.
Weight loss medications are usually prescribed to people who have tried lifestyle changes — think diet and exercise — and continue to have a BMI of 30 or more or a BMI of 27 or more with an ...
Developed by Gelesis, a biotech company that makes treatments for gastro-intestinal disorders, Plenity is a weight loss treatment that uses citric acid and cellulose to create a non-toxic paste ...
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.