Should family physicians prescribe medication for obesity? YES

Can Fam Physician. 2017 Feb;63(2):102-103.

Authors

Laura Bourns¹, Judy Shiau²

Affiliations

¹ Family physician completing her residency in Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Ottawa in Ontario. lbour035@uottawa.ca.
² Medical Director of the LEAF Weight Management Clinic and Assistant Professor and Bariatric Medicine Fellowship Program Director at the University of Ottawa.

PMID: 28209667
PMCID: PMC5395373

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MeSH terms

Anti-Obesity Agents / adverse effects
Anti-Obesity Agents / therapeutic use*
Body Mass Index
Family Practice / methods*
Humans
Lactones / therapeutic use
Liraglutide / therapeutic use
Obesity / drug therapy*
Obesity / therapy
Orlistat
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians'

Substances

Anti-Obesity Agents
Lactones
Liraglutide
Orlistat