Anti-obesity Drugs

ABSTRACT

Obesity is an important risk factor for metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, bone and joint diseases. Froma survey of Thai People Health, 23% in male and 34% in women had body mass index that considered overweightand obesity. This article presented drugs which approved for use in the treatment of obesity and other drugs withstudies for reduction weight in short-term and long-term, including dosage, contraindications and precaution inusing drugs.