Treating Obesity With Medications

Five drugs are now approved by the US FDA for long term weight management in adults (Orlistat, Phentermine/topiramate, Naltrexone/bupropion XR, Liraglutide, and Semaglutide). However fewer than 1% of US adults with obesity use one. Watch this video to learn why obesity is best thought of as a chronic condition that might benefit from ongoing drug therapy, and to learn about the role of medication to help people lose weight, including semaglutide, recently approved by the FDA and possibly more effective than the other options. For links to related articles and multimedia and a video transcript, visit https://ja.ma/3HrYFfd. Links to source references are embedded in the transcript. 0:00 Introduction 1:17 Disease of Obesity 3:27 Available Obesity Medications 4:45 Semaglutide 2.4 mg 8:45 Unanswered Questions 9:47 Barriers to Using Medication for Weight Management