A 54-year-old with obesity (BMI 36) and OSA failed lifestyle change. Which weight-loss medication has highest average %TBWL among approved long-term a...

Question

A 54-year-old with obesity (BMI 36) and OSA failed lifestyle change. Which weight-loss medication has highest average %TBWL among approved long-term agents?

Accepted Answer

Semaglutide 2.4 mg weekly

Answer

Orlistat

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Naltrexone/bupropion ER

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Phentermine/topiramate ER

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Liraglutide 3.0 mg

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy-Efficacy

A 54-year-old with obesity (BMI 36) and OSA failed lifestyle change. Which weight-loss medication has highest average %TBWL among approved long-term agents?