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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedDaubresse M, Alexander GC
The uphill battle facing antiobesity drugs.
The authors argue that the barriers faced by individual anorectic products belie larger regulatory and clinical challenges to their mainstream adoption, and contribute to the irony that despite American’s penchant for high rates of pharmaceutical use, obesity drugs have fared remarkably poorly in the market.
AHRQ-funded; HS0189960.
Citation: Daubresse M, Alexander GC .
The uphill battle facing antiobesity drugs.
Int J Obes 2015 Mar;39(3):377-8. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2014.169..
Keywords: Obesity, Medication, Obesity: Weight Management, Policy