What you need to know about weight-loss medicine: Who can take them? Are they safe and effective?

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Find out why these proper weight-loss medicines are not as commonly prescribed by doctors as you think.

When it comes to the pursuit of a trimmer, healthier figure, the options are as wide as a pair of XXL-sized jeans. Fad diets, trendy workouts, meal prepping, “fat-burning” treatments, and of course, slimming pills, are par for the course.2022 survey by market research company Ipsos

The good thing is, Singaporeans are trying to lighten up weight-wise. Sixty-two per cent said they were trying to lose weight anyway, regardless of the pandemic. Another reason, which he believed to be the most crucial for the low uptake of anti-obesity medicines, is the stigma.“There is often an unrealistic expectation that patients with obesity are solely responsible for their own weight, and that diet and exercise are sufficient. We do not see this with other chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension,” he said.

Dr Shariff Rizwan, a resident doctor of DTAP Clinic. You'll also be asked about past attempts at weight management, the methods used and your daily activities, he said. There are three weight-loss medicines that are predominantly prescribed at GP clinics and hospitals: Phentermine, orlistat and liraglutide, said Dr Lee. “Some of these medicines are available at polyclinics, too.”sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and

 

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