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New AGA guideline ranks the most effective drugs for weight loss

Our new guideline serves as a guide for prescribing medications to your patients with obesity.
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New Obesity Guideline Graphic

AGA released new evidence-based guidelines strongly recommending patients with obesity use recently approved medications paired with lifestyle changes.

The following medications, paired with healthy eating and regular physical activity, are first-line medical options and result in moderate weight loss as noted as a percentage of body weight (reported as the difference compared to percent weight loss observed in the placebo group).

  1. Semaglutide (Wegovy®), weight loss percentage: 10.8%
  2. Phentermine-topiramate ER (Qsymia®), weight loss percentage: 8.5%
  3. Liraglutide (Saxenda®), weight loss percentage: 4.8%
  4. Naltrexone-Bupropion ER (Contrave®), weight loss percentage: 3.0%
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