Prescription medication may be a useful addition for managing obesity.
Expected weight loss in 1 year is about 2.9% – 6.0% of your overall body weight.1,2
How well does pharmacotherapy work?
Clinical studies of drug therapies have shown average weight loss of between 3% and 12% of baseline bodyweight; an outcome strongly influenced by individual physiology.1
In order to take medications for more than three months, you must lose at least 5% of your starting weight within 12 weeks of commencing the maximum recommended dose.3,4
In clinical studies, 50–68% of people achieved this required weight loss.3,4 If you have not lost at least 5% of your starting weight in three months or you need to lose more, your doctor will discuss additional options with you.1
3-6%
Weight loss achieved from obesity medications1,2
32-50%
Did not achieve the required weight loss to continue obesity medication3,4
REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES
Hear from those who have treated their obesity successfully See real stories- Pilitsi E, et al. Pharmacotherapy of obesity: Available medications and drugs under investigation. Metab Clin Exp 2019; 92: 170–92.
- Lee PC, Dixon J. Pharmacotherapy for obesity. Aust Fam Phys. 2017; 46(7): 472–7.
- Saxenda Product Information. Available at https://www.tga.gov.au/sites/default/files/auspar-liraglutide-190429-pi.pdf Accessed December 2019.
- Contrave Product Information. Available at https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/picmirepository.nsf/pdf?OpenAgent&id=CP-2019-PI-01018-1&d=201912201016933 Accessed December 2019.