Fda Approved Weight Loss Medications 2020
Previously approved weight loss drugs typically work by targeting the brain to suppress appetite.
Fda approved weight loss medications 2020. Plenityis a new fda approved medical device that claims to help lose weight by making you feel full before meals. Fda approves byfavo remimazolam injection for the induction and maintenance of procedural sedation july 2 2020. Byfavo fda approval history. Adults taking belviq had an average weight loss that was 3 to.
Even some fda approved weight loss drugs have been pulled from the market because of safety issues. 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. Bupropion naltrexone contrave liraglutide saxenda orlistat xenical and phentermine topiramate qsymia. Byfavo remimazolam is an ultra short acting intravenous benzodiazepine sedative anesthetic for the induction and maintenance of procedural sedation in adults.
Qsymia phentermine and topiramate is from vivus pharmaceuticals. Officials at gelesis say they needed to raise funds for. In clinical trials qsymia weight loss was on average 8 9 greater than for those taking placebo. Belviq is from eisai pharmaceuticals.
Food and drug administration fda for long term use. However over the past four years the fda has approved four new drugs for weight loss. Four prescription weight loss drugs are approved by the u s. 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.
Liraglutide saxenda naltrexone bupropion contrave orlistat alli xenical phentermine adipex p ionamin. The fda categorizes devices as weight loss or weight management devices based on the amount of weight a person is expected to lose. 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. 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.
And april 2020 the fda issued. The table below lists fda approved prescription medications for weight loss.