A 50-year-old with BMI 37 kg/m² and OSA has tried lifestyle changes without adequate weight loss. Which statement is consistent with US guidance on an...

Question

A 50-year-old with BMI 37 kg/m² and OSA has tried lifestyle changes without adequate weight loss. Which statement is consistent with US guidance on anti-obesity pharmacotherapy?

Accepted Answer

Add an FDA-approved anti-obesity medication alongside lifestyle therapy

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Medications are ineffective and not recommended

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Start phentermine monotherapy indefinitely

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Pharmacotherapy only if BMI ≥40 kg/m²

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Use compounded semaglutide from non-FDA sources

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Obesity Pharmacotherapy

A 50-year-old with BMI 37 kg/m² and OSA has tried lifestyle changes without adequate weight loss. Which statement is consistent with US guidance on anti-obesity pharmacotherapy?