Fda Approved Weight Loss Medications 2020
Here s what you should know about the most common prescription weight loss drugs.
Fda approved weight loss medications 2020. Byfavo fda approval history. Previously approved weight loss drugs typically work by targeting the brain to suppress appetite. It is swallowed like a pill and has the potential to help the nearly 40 percent of people in the united states struggling with obesity. Fda approves byfavo remimazolam injection for the induction and maintenance of procedural sedation july 2 2020.
A recent meta analysis of twenty eight clinical trials involving over 28 000 participants found that each of the five fda approved weight loss drugs was associated with achieving at least five percent weight loss in one year compared with participants who. Adults taking belviq had an average weight loss that was 3 to. Byfavo remimazolam is an ultra short acting intravenous benzodiazepine sedative anesthetic for the induction and maintenance of procedural sedation in adults. Liraglutide saxenda naltrexone bupropion contrave orlistat alli xenical phentermine adipex p ionamin.
In clinical trials qsymia weight loss was on average 8 9 greater than for those taking placebo. Plenityis a new fda approved medical device that claims to help lose weight by making you feel full before meals. Food and drug administration fda for long term use. The weight loss pill plenity was approved last april by the food and drug administration fda but it won t be available until this fall.
Even some fda approved weight loss drugs have been pulled from the market because of safety issues. Four prescription weight loss drugs are approved by the u s. Belviq is from eisai pharmaceuticals. However over the past four years the fda has approved four new drugs for weight loss.
Most prescription weight loss drugs work by decreasing appetite or increasing feelings of fullness and some do both. And april 2020 the fda issued. Bupropion naltrexone contrave liraglutide saxenda orlistat xenical and phentermine topiramate qsymia. The fda has approved five of these drugs orlistat xenical alli lorcaserin belviq phentermine topiramate qsymia naltrexone bupropion contrave and liraglutide saxenda for long term use.
The table below lists fda approved prescription medications for weight loss. Qsymia phentermine and topiramate is from vivus pharmaceuticals.