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: used to treat obesity
anti-obesity drugs
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: designed or intended to prevent obesity or reduce the incidence of obesity
anti-obesity campaigns/programs
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Viking Therapeutics is developing both a weight loss injection and a pill while large pharma companies like Roche and Pfizer are also working on their own anti-obesity drugs.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
Studies indicate that nearly half of online pharmacies selling anti-obesity drugs operate without proper licenses, prompting warnings from the FDA and legal actions from major pharmaceutical companies.
—Richard Howells, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Watch to see how closely these disparities are reflected in who gets access to new anti-obesity treatments.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
Novo Nordisk shares were on course for their best day in a month, climbing 3.08%, on news that its new experimental anti-obesity pill could be more effective than its existing Wegovy injection.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
Studies indicate that nearly half of online pharmacies selling anti-obesity drugs operate without proper licenses, prompting warnings from the FDA and legal actions from major pharmaceutical companies.
—Richard Howells, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Watch to see how closely these disparities are reflected in who gets access to new anti-obesity treatments.
—Caitlin Owens, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
Novo Nordisk shares were on course for their best day in a month, climbing 3.08%, on news that its new experimental anti-obesity pill could be more effective than its existing Wegovy injection.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
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anti-obesity
adjective
an·ti-obe·si·ty
-ō-ˈbē-sət-ē 
: used to treat obesity : promoting the loss of excessive bodily fat
… anti-obesity drugs may inhibit energy intake, inhibit fat absorption, enhance energy expenditure or stimulate fat mobilization.—John Worobey, in Nutrition & Behavior: A Multidisciplinary Approach
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