Endo Doc Offlabel

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NAME: endo-doc-offlabel
TITLE: Document off‑label use discussion and risks
DESCRIPTION TARGET: Recommends that if a provider prescribes a non‑FDA‑approved medication for weight loss, they must advise the patient that the approach lacks safety/efficacy evaluation, discuss risks/benefits, and document this conversation and why an off‑label agent was chosen over approved options. Triggers include when a clinician asks, 'How should I document and discuss off‑label phentermine use for weight loss?' or 'What note should I write in the chart after prescribing off‑label metformin for obesity?'.

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description: <2 sentences. What + clinical trigger phrases. Under 1024 chars. Third person.>
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# <Title>

## STEP 1 — Gather Information
<what data to collect>

## STEP 2 — Rule In / Rule Out
<first binary fork>

## STEP 3 — Classify or Stratify
<sub-classification>

## STEP 4 — Decide
<what action follows from the classification>

## Clinical Guardrails / Mimics / Pitfalls
<critical caveats; what to NOT do>

## Concrete Clinical Example
<one short worked case>

**Source:** <guideline name>, <authoring body>, <year>, <DOI or URL if known>

We need to fill these sections based on the guideline text, focusing on Section 3.1 implementation remarks (pages 9-10). The relevant text is on page 9-10 (the PDF pages). Let's locate that.

From the provided text, page 9 starts at "--- PAGE 9 ---". Let's read page 9 and 10.

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350 Apovianetal GuidelinesonPharmacologicalManagementofObesity JClinEndocrinolMetab,February2015,100(2):342–362
funding of additional long-term clinical trials in the Eu- 3monthsinallpatientsprescribedweightlossmedica-
ropeanUnionandelsewheretostudythesafetyandeffi- tions. (2|QQEE)
cacyofthesemedications,withthegoalofprovidingac-
cess to medications for chronic obesity management to
patientsinneedacrosstheworld. Diet,behaviormodification,and,ifappropriate,phar-
macotherapyhavebeenshowntobesafeandeffectivein
1.3Inpatientswithuncontrolledhypertensionorahis-
producingmodestbuteffectiveweightlossandameliora-
tory of heart disease, we recommend against using sym-
tion of comorbid medical problems. To promote maxi-
pathomimetic agents phentermine and diethylpropion.
mumeffectiveness,frequentassessmentsareindicatedto
(1|QQQE)(Table4)
assesseffectivenessofthetreatment,ensureaccountabil-
ity, and monitor safety and efficacy of the weight loss
Evidence
medications.Themoreaccountablepatientsaretoweight
The product labels for medications approved for
lossprograms,thebettertheoutcomesthatareexpected.
chronicweightmanagement(46–49)includecontraindi-
Moreover,anyadversesideeffectsoftheweightlossmed-
cations and cautions based on clinical data submission
icationscanbedetectedearlyandrectified(8).TheAHA/
on (cid:3) 1500 individuals treated with each medication be-
ACC/TOSGuidelinefortheManagementofOverweight
foreapproval.ThesecontraindicationsaredetailedinTa-
andObesityinAdultsreviewedrandomizedclinicaltrials
ble 4. Prescribers should be familiar with these product
onweightlossinterventionsanddeterminedthatthebest
labels in order to avoid contraindications and to judi- weightlossoutcomesoccurwithfrequentface-to-facevis-
ciouslychoosepatientsbasedonproductcautions. its(16visitsperyearonaverage)(8,38).
Forthesympathomimeticagentsphentermineanddi-
1.5Ifapatient’sresponsetoaweightlossmedication
ethylpropion, regulatory approval was given based on a
isdeemedeffective(weightloss(cid:2)5%ofbodyweightat
smallerclinicalprofileandwithoutacardiovascularout-
3 mo) and safe, we recommend that the medication be
comesstudy.Thereisthusalackofevidenceonsafetyfor
continued. If deemed ineffective (weight loss (cid:2) 5% at 3
these products across broad populations. In making a
mo)oriftherearesafetyortolerabilityissuesatanytime,
strongrecommendation,thepanelplacedahighvalueon
werecommendthatthemedicationbediscontinuedand
avoidingharmandalowervalueonpotentialshort-term
alternative medications or referral for alternative treat-
weightloss.
mentapproachesbeconsidered.(1|QQQQ)
Implementationremarks
Evidence
Because phentermine and diethylpropion are associ-
Weightlossmedicationsdonotchangetheunderlying
atedwithelevationsinmeanbloodpressure(BP)andpulse
physiology of weight regulation in any permanent way.
rateintreatedpopulations,wedonotadvocatetheirpre-
Trialsofweightlossmedicationthathaveusedacrossover
scriptioninpatientswithahistoryofcardiovasculardis-
design have demonstrated that the weight loss effects of
ease, and we suggest caution and careful monitoring in these medications are only sustained as long as they are
patients with hypertension history. Thus, caution is ad-
taken and these same benefits occur on introducing the
vised in prescribing these agents in patients with hyper-
medication in patients previously treated with lifestyle
tension,historyofcardiacarrhythmia,orseizures.Ase-
alone. Historically, patients and providers thought that
rotonin receptor agonist such as lorcaserin would be a
weightlossmedicationscouldbeusedtoproduceaninitial
betterchoiceinapatientwiththeseconditions.
weight loss that could subsequently be sustained by be-
Another example is the patient with obesity and de- havioralmeans.Theavailableevidencedoesnotsupport
pressiononaselectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitor(SSRI) thisview.MuchasantihypertensivemedicationslowerBP
or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). toanewsteadystatewithBPrisingtobaselinelevelsupon
Inthesepatients,lorcaserinwouldnotbethebestchoice discontinuing medication, weight loss medications pro-
due to the potential for serotonin syndrome. A better moteweightlosstoanewsteadystatewithgradualweight
choicewouldbephentermine/topiramateorphentermine gain typically occurring when medications are stopped
alone.Orlistatislikelytobesafeinallinstancesduetoits (50,51).
mechanismofaction.Othercautionaryinstancesareout-
1.6Ifmedicationforobesitymanagementisprescribed
linedinTable4.
asadjunctivetherapytocomprehensivelifestyleinterven-
1.4 We suggest assessment of efficacy and safety at tion, we suggest initiating therapy with dose escalation
leastmonthlyforthefirst3months,thenatleastevery based on efficacy and tolerability to the recommended
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Table 4. PharmacotherapyforObesityintheUnitedStates(December2014)
WeightLossAboveDiet
andLifestyleAlone,Mean
WeightLoss,%orkga;
DurationofClinical
Drug(Generic) Dosage MechanismofAction Studies Status CommonSideEffects Contraindications
Phentermineresin AdipexP Norepinephrine-releasing 3.6kg(7.9lb);2–24wk Approvedin1960sfor Headache,elevatedBP,elevatedHR, Anxietydisorders
(37.5mg), agent short-termuse insomnia,drymouth,constipation, (agitatedstates),
37.5mg/d (3mo) anxiety historyofheart
Ionamin(30mg), Cardiovascular:palpitation, disease,uncontrolled
30–37.5 tachycardia,elevatedBP,ischemic hypertension,
mg/d events seizure,MAO
Centralnervoussystem: inhibitors,pregnancy
overstimulation,restlessness, andbreastfeeding,
dizziness,insomnia,euphoria, hyperthyroidism,
dysphoria,tremor,headache, glaucoma,historyof
psychosis drugabuse,
Gastrointestinal:drynessofthemouth, sympathomimetic
unpleasanttaste,diarrhea, amines
constipation,othergastrointestinal
disturbances
Allergic:urticaria
Endocrine:impotence,changesin
libido
Diethylpropion Tenuate(75mg), Norepinephrine-releasing 3.0kg(6.6lb);6–52wk FDAapprovedin Seephentermineresin Seephentermineresin
75mg/d agents 1960sforshort-
termuse(3mo)
Orlistat, 120mgTID Pancreaticandgastric 2.9–3.4kg(6.5–7.5lb), FDAapprovedin1999 Decreasedabsorptionoffat-soluble Cyclosporine(taken2h
prescription lipaseinhibitor 2.9–3.4%;1y forchronicweight vitamins,steatorrhrea,oilyspotting, beforeorafter
(120mg) management flatulencewithdischarge,fecal orlistatdose),chronic
urgency,oilyevacuation,increased malabsorption
defecation,fecalincontinence syndrome,
pregnancyand
breastfeeding,
cholestasis,
levothyroxine,
warfarin,
antiepilepticdrugs
Orlistat,over-the- 60–120mgTID Pancreaticandgastric 2.9–3.4kg(6.5–7.5lb), FDAapprovedin1999 SeeOrlistat,prescription SeeOrlistat,prescription
counter(60mg) lipaseinhibitor 2.9–3.4%;1y forchronicweight
management
Lorcaserin(10mg) 10mgBID 5HT2creceptoragonist 3.6kg(7.9lb),3.6%;1y FDAapprovedin2012 Headache,nausea,drymouth, Pregnancyand
forchronicweight dizziness,fatigue,constipation breastfeeding
management Usewithcaution:
SSRI,SNRI/MAOI,St
John’swort,triptans,
buproprion,
dextromethorphan
Phentermine(P)/ 3.75mgP/23 GABAreceptor 6.6kg(14.5lb) FDAapprovedin2012 Insomnia,drymouth,constipation, Pregnancyand
topiramate(T) mgTERQD modulation(T)plus (recommendeddose), forchronicweight paraesthesia,dizziness,dysgeusia breastfeeding,
(startingdose) norepinephrine- 6.6% management hyperthyroidism,
7.5mgP/46mg releasingagent(P) 8.6kg(18.9lb)(highdose), glaucoma,MAO
TERdaily 8.6%;1y inhibitor,
(recommended sympathomimetic
dose) amines
15mgP/92mg
P/TERdaily
(highdose)
Naltrexone/ 32mg/360mg Reuptakeinhibitorof 4.8%;1y(Ref.79) FDAapprovedin2014 Nausea,constipation,headache, Uncontrolled
bupropion 2tabletsQID dopamineand forchronicweight vomiting,dizziness hypertension,seizure
(highdose) norepinephrine management disorders,anorexia
(bupropion)and nervosaorbulimia,
opioidantagonist drugoralcohol
(naltrexone) withdrawal,MAO
inhibitors
Liraglutide 3.0mginjectable GLP-1agonist 5.8kg;1y(Ref.30,31) FDAapprovedin2014 Nausea,vomiting,pancreatitis Medullarythyroid
forchronicweight cancerhistory,
management multipleendocrine
neoplasiatype2
history
Abbreviations:GABA,(cid:6)-aminobutyricacid;HR,heartrate;MAO,monoamineoxidase(Ref.46–49).
aMeanweightlossinexcessofplaceboaspercentageofinitialbodyweightormeankilogramweightlossoverplacebo.
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But the Implementation remarks section we need is on page 9? Actually the Implementation remarks heading appears on page 9 after the evidence for 1.5? Let's scroll: On page 9 we see:

Implementationremarks
Evidence
Because phentermine and diethylpropion are associ-
Weightlossmedicationsdonotchangetheunderlying
atedwithelevationsinmeanbloodpressure(BP)andpulse
physiology of weight regulation in any permanent way.
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But the specific section 3.1 is earlier in the document. Let's find "3.0 Off-label use of drugs approved for other indications for chronic obesity management" and "3.1 We suggest against the off-label use of medications...". That appears later in the document, likely after page 12? Let's search.

Scrolling further: after page 12 we see page 13 etc. Eventually we see:

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But we need to locate the section 3.0 and 3.1. Let's search in the provided text for "3.0 Off-label". I see near the end:

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But I recall seeing "3.0 Off-label use of drugs approved for other indications for chronic obesity management" somewhere near the end. Let's search manually: I see at page 15 maybe? Let's look at page 14-15.

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inchoosinganAEDforanygivenpatient,andtheuseof
a shared decision-making process that provides patients
withquantitativeestimatesoftheexpectedweighteffectof
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But I need to locate the exact 3.0 section. Let's search for "3.0 Off-label". I see near the bottom of the provided text maybe after page 21? Actually the provided text ends at page 21. Let's scroll to the very end of the provided text:

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362 Apovianetal GuidelinesonPharmacologicalManagementofObesity JClinEndocrinolMetab,February2015,100(2):342–362
129. RatliffJC,BarberJA,PalmeseLB,ReutenauerEL,TekC.Asso- tionalcounselingresultsinhistologicalimprovementinpatients
ciationofprescriptionH1antistamineusewithobesity:results withnon-alcoholicsteatohepatitis:apilotstudy.AmJGastroen-
from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. terol.2005;100:1072–1081.
Obesity(SilverSpring).2010;18:2398–2400. 142. PalmerM,SchaffnerF.Effectofweightreductiononhepaticab-
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Thus the 3.0 section might be missing from the provided excerpt? But the user said: "GUIDELINE SECTION TO USE: Section 3.1 implementation remarks, pages 9-10". However the text we have for pages 9-10 does not contain a section labeled "3.1". It contains "Implementationremarks" under 1.5? Actually the text we saw on page 9 includes "Implementationremarks" after the evidence for 1.5. That might be the implementation remarks for recommendation 1.5? But the user says Section 3.1 implementation remarks, pages 9-10. Possibly the numbering is off because the document may have sections: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 etc. The section 3.0 is about off-label use. The implementation remarks for 3.1 might be on pages 9-10? Let's search for "3.1" in the provided text.

I can search mentally: I see "3.1" appears in the text on page 9? Let's look: On page 9 we saw "1.3Inpatientswithuncontrolledhypertensionorahis-". Not 3.1.

Maybe the section 3.0 starts later but the implementation remarks for 3.1 are on pages 9-10 of the guideline (maybe the PDF page numbers differ from the text we have). However we have the text for pages 9-10 as shown. It does not contain any mention of off-label use. So perhaps the user mis-specified but we must use the section heading "GUIDELINE SECTION TO USE" as focus, but we may pull adjacent context from anywhere in the document if needed for clinical accuracy.

Thus we need to find the off-label section somewhere else in the document. Let's search for "Off-label" in the provided text.

I see at page 12 maybe? Let's search: I recall seeing "Off-label" near the end of the document. Let's look at page 12-13 etc.

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I need to actually scan the text for the word "Off-label". Let's do a quick mental scan: I see at page 15 maybe? Not sure.

Better approach: Let's search for "Off-label" in the provided text string. Since I cannot run code, I'll approximate by looking at the text we have.

I see at the very end of the provided text (page 21) there is a reference list. No.

Maybe the off-label section is earlier but we missed because the text is fragmented. Let's look at page 10 again: after the table, there is no more text on page 10. Page 11 starts at "--- PAGE 11 ---". Let's read page 11.

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352 Apovianetal GuidelinesonPharmacologicalManagementofObesity JClinEndocrinolMetab,February2015,100(2):342–362
doseandnotexceedingtheupperapproveddosebound- nausea develop during dose escalation, the dose should
aries.(2|QQEE) notbeincreasedfurtheruntiltolerated(31).
There are no comparative data of different doses of
Evidence phentermineandothersympathomimeticsusedasasingle
Forthemedicationsapprovedforlong-termtreatment agent.Therefore,theonce-dailydosesof30mgphenter-
for obesity, the recommended doses are as follows: orl- mine (37.5 mg as resin) or 75 mg tenuate should not be
istat,120mgthreetimesaday(TID);phentermine/topi-
exceeded.
ramate,7.5mg/46mgeveryday(QD);lorcaserin,10mg
1.7 In patients with T2DM who are overweight or
twiceaday(BID);naltrexone/bupropion,8mg/90mg,2
obese,wesuggesttheuseofantidiabeticmedicationsthat
tabletsBID;andforliraglutide,3.0mgSCQD(46–49).
have additional actions to promote weight loss (such as
Fororlistat,thedrugisavailableoverthecounterata
dosage of 60 mg TID. This dosage has been shown to GLP-1 analogs or SGLT-2 inhibitors) in addition to the
produce greater weight loss than placebo (52). The rec- first-line agent for T2DM and obesity, metformin (63).
ommendedprescriptiondosageis120mgTID.Giventhe
(2|QQQE)
favorablesafetyprofileandweightlossefficacyoforlistat
Evidence at 120 mg TID, it is the preferred dose for prescription
(47).Thereisnoevidencefromclinicaltrialsusingdosages IndividualswithobesityandT2DMmayhavethedual
higherthan120mgTIDthatefficacyisgreaterathigher benefit of weight loss and glycemic control while pre-
dosages,andprescribersshouldnotexceed120mgTID. scribedaregimenincludingoneormoreofthreecurrently
Orlistat,120mgTID,hasbeenstudiedandapprovedfor availabledrugclasses:metformin,theGLP-1agonists(ex-
treatmentofadolescentswithobesity(58–60). enatide,liraglutide),andthenewclassofSGLT-2inhib-
Forphentermine/topiramateextendedrelease(ER),itis itors.Forthegoalofclinicallysignificantweightloss,trials
necessary to escalate the dose when starting the medica- comparing GLP-1 agonists and other antihyperglycemic
tion.Theclinicaltrialdatasupportstartingatadosageof agentshaveshownweightlossinsomesubjectsinhigher
3.75 mg/23 mg QD and maintaining this for at least 2 rangesbetween5.5and8kg(62).Althoughotheragents
weeks.Ifthepatienttoleratesthemedication,anincrease including metformin and SGLT-2 inhibitors produce
to7.5mg/46mgisinorder.Becauseofthemorefavorable moremodestweightloss,ie,inthe1-to3-kgrangeinmost
tolerabilityprofileinclinicalstudiesofthe7.5mg/46mg studies,theseagentshavenotbeenstudiedinthesettingof
dose,furtherescalationisonlyrecommendedforpatients concomitantbehavioraltherapy,andthefullweightloss
whohavenotlost3%oftheirbodyweightat12weeks.In potentialisthereforenotyetknown.Insummary,because
that case, the dose can be increased to 11.25 mg/69 mg, asubsetofdiabetespatientsmayhavesubstantialweight
andthento15mg/92mg.Theproductlabelrecommends lossoncertaindiabetesagentsthatalsolowerbloodglu-
agradualreductionofdoseover3–5daysbecauseofthe cose,mostpatientswithdiabetesshouldtryoneormore
observation of seizures occurring when topiramate was
of these before being considered for additional medica-
stoppedabruptlyinpatientswithepilepsy(41,43,61).
tionsdesignedforthespecificgoalofweightloss.Themost
Forlorcaserin,therecommendeddosageis10mgBID. substantialevidencesupportsatrialofGLP-1agonists(see
Inclinicaltrials,lorcaserin10mgQDproducednearlyas
recommendation2.1).
muchweightlossas10mgBID(42,44,45).
Naltrexone/bupropionisavailablein8mg/90mgcom- 1.8 In patients with cardiovascular disease who seek
binationtablets.Onetabletshouldbestartedinthemorn- pharmacologicaltreatmentforweightloss,wesuggestus-
ingandin1week1tabletaddedbeforedinner.Astoler- ing medications that are not sympathomimetics, such as
ated, the dose should be increased to 2 tablets in the
lorcarserinand/ororlistat.(2|QEEE)
morning the 3rd week, and 2 tablets before the evening
mealthe4thweektothemaximumof2tabletstwicedaily. Evidence
Ifsideeffectssuchasnauseadevelopduringdoseescala- Becausepatientswithapriorhistoryofcardiovascular
tion,thedoseshouldnotbeincreasedfurtheruntiltoler- disease may be susceptible to sympathetic stimulation,
ated.Ifapatienthasnotlostmorethan5%ofbodyweight agents without cardiovascular signals (increased BP and
at 12 weeks, naltrexone/bupropion should be discontin- pulse)shouldbeusedpreferentially.Forpatientswithes-
ued(79,93). tablishedcardiovasculardiseasewhorequiremedication
Liraglutideshouldbeinitiatedatadoseof0.6mgdaily for weight loss, orlistat and lorcaserin should be used.
bySCinjection.Thedosecanbeincreasedby0.6mgper ThesedrugshavealowerriskofincreasedBPthanphen-
weekuptoamaximumof3.0mg.Ifsideeffectssuchas termineandtopiramateER.Lorcaserinshowedareduc-
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tioninpulseandBPgreaterthanplaceboinrandomized withaweightlossof0.1kgintheplacebogroup(69).A
placebo-controlledtrials(44). recent study comparing sitagliptin plus metformin with
pioglitazone in drug-naive patients with T2DM showed
2.0 Drugs that cause weight gain and some that the sitagliptin-metformin combination resulted in
alternatives weightloss((cid:5)1.4kg)whereaspioglitazoneledtoweight
Avarietyofprescriptionmedicationshavebeenasso- gain (3.0 kg) (70). A retrospective analysis of exenatide
ciated with weight gain. Drug-induced weight gain is a (n (cid:4) 6280), sitagliptin (n (cid:4) 5861), and insulin (n (cid:4)
preventablecauseofobesity.Forallpatients,andpartic- 32398) indicated that exenatide-treated subjects lost an
ularlyforpatientswhohaveaBMI(cid:3)27kg/m2withco-
averageof3.0kg,sitagliptin-treatedsubjectslost1.1kg,
morbiditiesorBMI(cid:3)30kg/m2,thedesiredlevelofclinical
andinsulin-treatedsubjectsgained0.6kg(71).
efficacyforachosentherapyshouldbebalancedagainst Ina1-yeartrialcomparingtwodosesofliraglutide(1.2
side effects, including the likelihood of weight gain. In and1.8mg)withglimepiride8mg,subjectslost2.05and
cases where there are no acceptable therapeutic alterna- 2.45kginthe1.2-and1.8-mggroups,respectively,com-
tives, the minimal dose required to produce clinical effi- paredwitha1.12-kgweightgainintheglimepiridegroup.
cacymaypreventdrug-inducedweightgain.Patients’ini- Glycatedhemoglobin(HbA1c)significantly(P(cid:4).0014)
tial weight status, the presence of risk factors for decreasedby0.84%withliraglutide1.2mgandby1.14%
cardiovasculardisease,diabetes,andotherobesity-related withliraglutide1.8mg(P(cid:2).0001)comparedto0.51%
health complications, as well as the benefits of pharma- withglimepiride(72).Ananalysisof17randomizedpla-
cological therapies warrant careful consideration when cebo-controlledtrialsshowedthatallGLP-1agonistsre-
prescribingafirst-linetherapyorchangeinmedication. ducedHbA1clevelsbyabout1%(62).TheDPP-4inhib-
itorssitagliptinandvildagliptinhavealsobeenshownin
2.1 We recommend weight-losing and weight-neutral
ameta-analysisof25studiestolowerHbA1cbyapprox-
medications as first- and second-line agents in the man-
imately 0.7 and 0.6%, respectively, in comparison with
agement of a patient with T2DM who is overweight or
obese.(1|QQQE) placebo(73).
Arecentreviewofdirectcomparisonswithactiveglu-
Evidence cose-loweringagentsindrug-naivepatientsdemonstrated
Theeffectofmetforminforpromotingmildweightloss thatDPP-4inhibitorsreduceHbA1cslightlylessthanmet-
is likely due to multiple mechanisms (63). However, in formin (by approximately 0.28) and provide similar
animal models, metformin mediates a phenotypic shift glucose-loweringeffectsasathiazolidinedione.DPP-4in-
awayfromlipidaccretionthroughAMP-activatedProtein hibitorshavebettergastrointestinaltolerabilitythanmet-
Kinase-Nicotinamidephosphoribosyltransferase-Sirtuin forminyetareweightneutral(74,75).Anothermeta-anal-
1-mediatedchangesinmetabolismsupportingtreatment ysisfoundthatanincreaseinbodyweight(1.8to3.0kg)
for obesity (64). GLP-1 agonists such as exenatide and wasobservedwithmostsecond-linetherapies,theexcep-
liraglutidehavealsobeenshowntopromotemildweight tions being DPP-4 inhibitors, (cid:4)-glucosidase inhibitors,
loss.Pramlintideisanamylinanalogthatpromotesweight andGLP-1analogs((cid:6)0.6to(cid:5)1.8kg)(76).Pramlintide,
lossbyincreasingsatietyanddecreasingfoodintake(65, indicatedasanadjuncttoinsulin,mayalsoaidwithweight
66).DipeptidylpeptidaseIV(DPP-4)inhibitorsappearto loss.Ameta-analysisdemonstratedaweightlossof(cid:5)2.57
beweightneutralormayleadtominimalweightchange. kgforthosetakingpramlintidevsthecontrolgroups(77).
(cid:4)-Glucosidase inhibitors such as acarbose and miglitol TheSGLT-2inhibitorsdapagliflozinandcanagliflozin
maybeweightneutralorleadtoasmallchangeinweight are a new class of antidiabetic drugs that reduce renal
(152,153). glucosereabsorptionintheproximalconvolutedtubule,
Cliniciansshoulddiscusspossibleweighteffectsofglu- leadingtoincreasedurinaryglucoseexcretion(78).Are-
cose-loweringmedicationswithpatientsandconsiderthe centsystematicreviewandmeta-analysis(79)looksatnot
useofantihyperglycemicmedicationsthatareweightneu- onlytheeffectofthesemedicationsonglycemicindicesbut
tralorpromoteweightloss. alsotheireffectsonbodyweight.Comparedwithplacebo,
Weight gain is often associated with many diabetes themeanpercentagechangeinbodyweightfrombaseline
therapies.Patientscangainasmuchas10kginarelatively in eight studies of (cid:3) 12 weeks comparing the SGLT-2
short period (3 to 6 mo) after initiating treatment with inhibitortoplacebowas(cid:5)2.37%(95%confidenceinter-
insulin,sulfonylureas,andotherinsulinsecretagogueslike val[CI],(cid:5)2.73to(cid:5)2.02).Canagliflozinappearstopro-
glitinidesandthiazolidinediones.ParticipantsintheDia- duce slightly more weight loss on average because three
betesPreventionProgramwithimpairedglucosetolerance studies with dapagliflozin vs placebo showed mean loss
whotookmetformin(850mgBID)lost2.1kgcompared of (cid:5)2.06% of initial body weight (95% CI, (cid:5)2.38 to
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(cid:5)1.74), and five studies of canagliflozin vs placebo neutralDPP-4inhibitorsitagliptin(91)andweight-reduc-
showed (cid:5)2.61% loss (95% CI, (cid:5)3.09 to (cid:5)2.13); how- ingcombinationtherapywithliraglutideandmetformin.
ever, this was not statistically significant. This analysis Buse et al (92) investigated the addition of exenatide or
may underestimate the weight loss effects of these drugs placebotoregimensofinsulinglarginealone,orincom-
because studies of 12 weeks were included. In 52-week binationwithmetforminorpioglitazoneorboth,inadult
observations,thereisnoweightregainaftermaximalloss T2DM patients with HbA1c of 7.1 to 10.5%. Despite
at24weeks. superiorHbA1creduction,weightalsodecreasedby1.8
In addition, because weight-sparing medications are kg in the exenatide group compared with an increase of
uniqueinthattheydonotindependentlycausehypogly- 1.0 kg in the placebo group (between-group difference,
cemia,theyhavealowerpotentialforhinderinganexer- (cid:5)2.7kg;95%CI,(cid:5)3.7to(cid:5)1.7).
cise program. Exercise adjustment is generally necessary Finally,someweightbenefitshavebeenseenwiththe
onlywithinsulinandwithmedicationsthatcanpromote basalinsulinanalogsrelativetobiphasicandprandialin-
endogenous insulin secretion despite decreasing glucose sulinanalogregimens.TheTreatingToTargetinType2
levels, such as the sulfonylurea and glinide classes of Diabetes trial in patients receiving metformin/ sulfonyl-
agents(80).Hence,prioritizingmetformin,incretin-based urea compared the initiation of basal insulin detemir
medications, and SGLT-2s as therapeutic strategies can (twicedaily,ifrequired)tothatofbiphasicinsulinaspart
reduceexercise-relatedhypoglycemiaandpotentiallyin- BIDorprandialinsulinaspartTID.Basalinsulinusewas
creasethesafetyandefficacyofexerciseinpatientswith associated with the least weight gain at 1 year ((cid:6)1.9 vs
diabetes,thussupportingthisimportantweight-reduction (cid:6)4.7vs(cid:6)5.7kg,detemirvsbiphasicvsprandial,respec-
strategy(67,68). tively)(93),andtheweightadvantagepersistedduringthe
2.2 In obese patients with T2DM requiring insulin 3-yeartrial(94).
therapy,wesuggestaddingatleastoneofthefollowing: 2.3WerecommendACEinhibitors,ARBs,andcalcium
metformin,pramlintide,orGLP-1agoniststomitigateas- channel blockers rather than (cid:3)-adrenergic blockers as
sociatedweightgainduetoinsulin.Thefirst-lineinsulin first-linetherapyforhypertensioninpatientswithT2DM
for this type of patient should be basal insulin. This is whoareobese.(1|QQQQ)
preferable to using either insulin alone or insulin with a
sulfonylurea. We also suggest that the insulin therapy Evidence
strategybeconsideredapreferentialtrialofbasalinsulin Angiotensin is overexpressed in obesity, directly con-
priortopremixedinsulinsorcombinationinsulintherapy. tributingtoobesity-relatedhypertension,providingsup-
(2|QQQE) portfortheuseofanACEinhibitorasafirst-lineagent.
Calcium channel blockers are also effective in the treat-
Evidence ment of obesity-related hypertension and have not been
Insulinremainsthemosteffectiveagenttocontrolse- associatedwithweightgainoradversechangesinlipids.
rum glucose (81). However, multiple large studies typi- ACEinhibitorsandARBshavenotbeenassociatedwith
callyshowweightgainassociatedwithinsulinuse,either weight gain or insulin resistance and provide renal pro-
asmonotherapyorincombinationwithoralantidiabetic tectionindiabetes(95).
agents(82–85).Treatmentwithbothmetforminandin- If required, selective or nonselective (cid:3)-blockers
sulin,orwhenmetforminisprescribedinadditiontoan with a vasodilating component such as carvedilol and
insulinprogram,yieldssimilarglycemicbenefittoinsulin nebivolol are recommended because these agents ap-
alonewithoutexcessiveadditionalweightgain,asshown pear to have less weight gain potential and less of an
bymeta-analysesandrandomizedtrials(86–88). impactonglucoseandlipidmetabolismthanothernon-
Amylin analogs are FDA approved for use in combi- selective (cid:3)-blockers (96, 97).
nation with existing insulin treatment. A dose-finding A study in patients taking metoprolol tartrate com-
studywithpramlintideaddedtoavarietyofinsulinregimens pared with those taking carvedilol for hypertension
showedweightloss((cid:5)1.4kg)intreatmentgroups(89),with showed a mean weight gain of 1.19 kg, suggesting that
HbA1c reductions of 0.62 to 0.68% in the 120-(cid:5)g dose weightgainisnotaclasseffectofthe(cid:3)-adrenergicblock-
group.Additionally,weightgainwaspreventedwhenpram- ers(98).Ameta-analysisofbodyweightchangesinaseries
lintidewasaddedtothebasalinsulinsglargineordetemir. of randomized controlled hypertension trials of at least
Other studies have found more substantial weight loss of 6-monthdurationshowedthatbodyweightwashigherin
over3kgwiththeuseofpramlintide(90). the (cid:3)-blocker group, with a median difference of 1.2 kg
Otherweight-sparingregimenshavebeenstudied,in- betweenthe(cid:3)-blockergroupandthecontrolgroup(97).
cludingthecombinationofbasalinsulinwiththeweight- TheSecondAustralianNationalBloodPressureTrialre-
ported slightly better cardiovascular outcomes in hyper- tensive men treated with a regimen that began with an
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making process that provides patients with quantitative
tensive men treated with a regimen that began with an estimatesoftheexpectedweighteffectofthealternative
ACE inhibitor compared with a regimen starting with a treatments to make an informed decision about drug
diuretic(95). choice.(1|QQQE)
2.4Whenantidepressanttherapyisindicated,werec-
Evidence
ommendashareddecision-makingprocessthatprovides
Although better tolerated than the older antipsychot-
patientswithquantitativeestimatesoftheexpectedweight
ics, many of the new atypical antipsychotic agents have
effectoftheantidepressanttomakeaninformeddecision
weight gain as a side effect (104). This weight gain is of
aboutdrugchoice.Otherfactorsthatneedtobetakeninto
clinical concern because it impedes patient compliance
consideration include the expected length of treatment.
(1|QQQE) andhasdeleterioushealthconsequences(104,105)inpa-
tients who are often overweight or obese to begin with.
Evidence Thedifferentialeffectofatypicalantipsychoticsonhista-
Theantidepressantsvaryconsiderablywithrespectto mine(H1)receptors,anticholinergiceffects,andserotonin
their long-term weight gain potential. Serretti and Man- type 2C antagonistic effects may explain differences in
delli(99)evaluatedtherelativeriskofweightgainasso- weightgainamongthedrugs.Hendersonetal(106)dem-
ciatedwithdrugswithinthemajorclassesofantidepres- onstratedthatweightgainassociatedwithclozapinetreat-
santmedicationsinarecentmeta-analysis.Paroxetineis mentcontinuedforaslongas46monthsandwasaccom-
considered to be the SSRI associated with the greatest paniedbyasignificantincreaseintriglyceridelevelsanda
long-termincreaseinbodyweight(100),amitriptylineis 37% increase in the incidence of T2DM over the 5-year
themostpotentinducerofweightgainamongthetricyclic period of observation. A randomized trial investigating
antidepressants (99), and mirtazapine (a noradrenergic theeffectivenessoffiveantipsychoticmedicationsfound
andspecificserotoninergicantidepressant)isalsoassoci- thataweightgainof(cid:3)7%frombaselineoccurredin30%
atedwithweightgaininthelongterm(101).Otherspecific ofthosetakingolanzapine,16%forquetiapine,14%for
tricyclics that have been associated with weight gain in- risperidone,12%forperphenazine,and7%ofthosetak-
cludenortriptyline(102),whereastheeffectofimipramine ingziprasidone(107).AllisonandCasey(104)notedthat
seems to be neutral (99). SSRIs such as fluoxetine and patients lost weight when switched from olanzapine to
sertraline have been associated with weight loss during ziprasidone,andthisweightlosswasassociatedwithim-
acutetreatment(4–12wk)andwithweightneutralityin provementsintheirserumlipidprofileandglucosetoler-
themaintenance((cid:3)4mo)phase(99).Nosignificanteffect
ance. In a 6-week, double-blind trial, patients were ran-
couldbeobservedforcitalopramorescitalopramonbody domly assigned to receive ziprasidone (n (cid:4) 136) or
weight(99).Amongtheserotoninandnorepinephrinere- olanzapine(n(cid:4)133).Bodyweightincreasedsignificantly
uptake inhibitors, venlafaxine and duloxetine have been inthosetakingolanzapine(3.6kg)comparedwiththose
reportedtoslightlyincreasebodyweightoverlong-term taking ziprasidone (1.0 kg) (108). A review of nine ran-
treatment, although long-term data for venlafaxine are domized controlled trials comparing ziprasidone with
scarce(99).Bupropionselectivelyinhibitsreuptakeofdo- amisulpride, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, and ris-
pamine and, to a lesser extent, norepinephrine. It is the peridone showed that ziprasidone produced less weight
only antidepressant that consistently causes weight loss gainthanolanzapine(fiveRCTs;n(cid:4)1659;meandiffer-
(103).Itwasoriginallyapprovedbothfortreatingdepres- ence,(cid:5)3.82;95%CI,(cid:5)4.69to(cid:5)2.96),quetiapine(two
sionandforinducingsmokingcessation.Duringclinical randomized controlled trials [RCTs]; n (cid:4) 754; relative
trials,itsuppressedappetiteandfoodcravingsandsignif- risk, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.28 to 0.74), or risperidone (three
icantly decreased body weight (103). The commissioned RCTs; n (cid:4) 1063; relative risk, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.33 to
systematic review accompanying this guideline (3) was
0.74). Ziprasidone was also associated with less choles-
only able to demonstrate weight gain with amitriptyline
terol increase than olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperi-
(1.8 kg) and mirtazapine (1.5 kg) and weight loss with
done(109).Finally,areviewof34trialsofantipsychotics
bupropion ((cid:5)1.3 kg) and fluoxetine ((cid:5)1.3 kg). The evi-
inyouthwithpsychoticandbipolardisordersfoundthat
denceforweightchangeswithotherantidepressantswas
weightgainrangedfrom3.8to16.2kgwitholanzapine,
oflowerquality.
0.9 to 9.5 kg with clozapine, 1.9 to 7.2 kg with risperi-
2.5Werecommendusingweight-neutralantipsychotic done,2.3to6.1kgwithquetiapine,and0to4.4kgwith
alternatives when clinically indicated, rather than those aripiprazole(110).Despitethevariableeffectsonweight
thatcauseweightgain,andtheuseofashareddecision- gain among the antipsychotic agents, the prediabetes ef-
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fect may be similar via weight-independent mechanisms conducted so far are difficult to compare because of the
(111). differentformulationsofcontraceptivescontainingvari-
able doses of estrogens, and with the progestins having
2.6Werecommendconsideringweightgainpotential
different androgenic/antiandrogenic profiles. Moreover,
inchoosinganAEDforanygivenpatient,andtheuseof
randomized controlled trials comparing hormonal con-
a shared decision-making process that provides patients
traceptive methods with a placebo usually raise ethical
withquantitativeestimatesoftheexpectedweighteffectof
thedrugstomakeaninformeddecisionaboutdrugchoice. issues.AsrecentlydocumentedbyGalloetal(118),only
(1|QQQE) four trials included a placebo group or no intervention
group, and no evidence has been found to support the
Evidence associationbetweencombination(estrogenplusaproges-
AEDsassociatedwithweightlossarefelbamate,topi- tin) hormonal contraception and weight change. In
ramate, and zonisamide. AEDs associated with weight addition,thesameauthors,byexamining79trialsofcom-
gainaregabapentin,pregabalin,valproicacid,vigabatrin, bination contraceptives, concluded that no substantial
and carbamazepine. Weight-neutral AEDs are lam- differenceinweightcouldbefound.Moreover,discon-
otrigine,levetiracetam,andphenytoin.Inclinicalpractice,
tinuation of combination contraceptives because of
itiscriticaltoweighpatientsregularly,andAEDselection
weightchangedidnotdifferbetweengroupswherethis
should be based on each patient’s profile without sacri-
was studied (118).
ficingtherapeuticefficacy(112).
There is limited evidence of weight gain when using
Valproic acid hasbeenshowntocauseweightgainin
progestin-onlycontraceptives.Meangainwaslessthan2
both adults and children (113). A retrospective study of
kg for most studies up to 12 months (119). However, it
long-term weight gain in adult epileptic patients on val-
shouldbenotedthatmostofthetrialswereconductedin
proic acid mono- or polytherapy showed that mild-to-
normal-weightwomenandexcludedobesesubjects.
moderateweightgain(5to10%ofbaselineweight)was
shown in 24% of patients, whereas marked weight gain
Remarks
((cid:3)10% gain of baseline weight) was shown in 47% of
Selected studies have reported an increase in contra-
patients(114).Astudyofpatientstakinggabapentinfor
ceptivefailureinwomenwithaBMI(cid:3)27kg/m2.Dataon
12 months or more showed that of 44 patients, 57%
thisissueareconflictingbutshouldbediscussedwiththe
gained more than 5% of their baseline body weight; of
appropriatepatientsonanindividualbasis.
these,10patients(23%)gainedmorethan10%oftheir
baseline weight (115). Our commissioned systematic re- 2.8 We suggest monitoring the weight and waist cir-
view (3) suggested weight gain with gabapentin (2.2 kg cumference of patients on antiretroviral therapy due to
after1.5moofuse)anddivalproex(relativeriskforweight
unavoidable weight gain, weight redistribution, and as-
gain,2.8;95%CI,1.30,6.02).Carbamazepineisanolder sociatedcardiovascularrisk.(2|QQQE)
AED and has also been associated with weight gain, al-
though not as significant as valproic acid or gabapentin
Evidence
(116). A study of 66 patients taking AEDs showed that
Treatments for human immunodeficiency disease in-
66.7%ofthoseoncarbamazepinehadgainedanaverage
include administration of antiretroviral therapy and pro-
of1.5kgata6-to8-monthfollow-upvisit(117).
tease inhibitors. Although effective for suppressing HIV
2.7InwomenwithaBMI(cid:3)27kg/m2withcomorbidi- viralactivity,whichshouldbeassociatedwithappropriate
tiesorBMI(cid:3)30kg/m2seekingcontraception,wesuggest weightgain,suchtreatmentsareassociatedwithincreased
oral contraceptives over injectable medications due to depositionofvisceraladiposetissue(120)andlipodystro-
weight gain with injectables, provided that women are phy (121). One study of 10 HIV patients treated with
well-informed about the risks and benefits (ie, oral con- protease inhibitor-containing regimens found that pa-
traceptivesarenotcontraindicated).(2|QEEE) tients gained an average of 8.6 kg (P (cid:4) .006) after 6
months(120).
Evidence
Contraceptivedrugsareavailableindifferentdosages 2.9Wesuggesttheuseofnonsteroidalanti-inflamma-
andformulationsandarecomposedofprogestinsaloneor tory drugs and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
incombinationwithestrogens.Someprogestinshavean- whenpossibleinpatientswithchronicinflammatorydis-
drogenic/antiandrogenicproperties.Theresearchoncon- ease like rheumatoid arthritis because corticosteroids
traceptivesandweightgainisconflicting,andthestudies commonlyproduceweightgain.(2|QQQE)
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Evidence well as zonisamide, metformin, GLP-1 agonists such as
When possible, chronic steroid therapy should be exenatide and liraglutide, the antidepressant bupropion,
avoidedinthetreatmentofchronicinflammatorydisease aswellasdrugsforattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder
toavoidweightgaininindividualswhoareoverweightor suchasmethylphenidate,andthyroidhormones.Combi-
obese.Weightgainanditseffectsoncomorbiditiesshould nation treatments of these drugs also represent off-label
beconsideredamongthecommonlyknownsideeffectsof use, although they have been utilized by some practitio-
glucocorticoid therapy. This is particularly important in ners.Physicianswithoutexpertiseinweightmanagement
rheumatic diseases because, for example, obesity in the orendocrinologyareadvisedagainstprescribingoff-label
settingofosteoarthritisleadstomoreseveredisabilityand medications.
reducedexercisecapacity,ambulatorycapacity,andqual- If a provider chooses to prescribe a medication for
ityoflife(122).Asystematicreviewreportedthat,based weightlossthatisnotFDAapprovedforthisindicationor
on data from four RCTs in rheumatoid arthritis, gluco- isnotapprovedforchronicadministration,atminimum
corticoidscauseaweightincreaseof4to8%(123,124). theyshouldadvisepatientsthatthisapproachhasnotbeen
An additional study showed that, when compared with evaluatedforsafetyandefficacyandisnotapprovedby
sulfasalazine,glucocorticoidtherapywasassociatedwith theFDA.Thisdiscussionaswellasdetailsoftherisksand
a1.7-kgweightgainafter1yearoftreatment(125,126), benefitsofthetreatmentapproachthatwerepresentedto
andanothershoweda2.0-kgweightgainafter24weeks thepatientshouldbedocumentedinthemedicalrecord.
inpatientstakingprednisone(127). The provider should discuss medications that are FDA
approvedforweightlosswiththepatientanddocument
2.10 We suggest the use of antihistamines with less
whyanoff-labelmedicationwaschosenoveroneofthese.
central nervous system activity (less sedation) to limit
weightgain.(2|QQEE) Practicessuchassellingweightlossmedicationsoutofthe
officeshouldbeavoidedbecausetheycouldbeinterpreted
Evidence asrepresentingaconflictofinterestfortheprovider.
Research is inconclusive regarding differences in the
Long-termprescribingofphentermine
weightgainpotentialofsedatingvsnonsedatingantihis-
Although phentermine is FDA approved for weight
tamines because weight has rarely been an outcome in
loss,itisnotapprovedforlong-termuse.Thispresentsa
studies of antihistamines, but it appears that the more
conundrum for clinicians because it is clear that weight
potent the antihistamine, the greater the potential for
regain will likely occur once the medication is stopped.
weightgain(128).Arecentstudydemonstratedthatthe
Oneapproachthathasbeentriedtoavoidthissituationis
oddsratioforbeingoverweightwasincreasedinprescrip-
intermittent therapy (130). Although this approach ap-
tionH1antihistamineusers(129).Furthermore,astudy
pearstoworkandmightbeappropriatewhenapatientis
usingdatafromthe2005–2006NationalHealthandNu-
intermittentlyexposedtoenvironmentalfactorsthatpro-
trition Examination Survey found that prescription H1
moteweightgain,itisnotalogicalwaytoprescribegiven
antihistamine users had a significantly higher weight,
whatisunderstoodabouttheeffectsofweightlossmed-
waist circumference, and insulin concentration than
ications on weight regulation. The question then is matchedcontrols(129).
whetherornotitisreasonabletoprescribephentermine
3.0 Off-label use of drugs approved for other off-labellongterm.Inmakingthisdecisionwithapatient,
indications for chronic obesity management directionandguidanceprovidedbyStateMedicalBoards
3.1 We suggest against the off-label use of medica- and local laws always take precedence. However, in the
tionsapprovedforotherdiseasestatesforthesolepur- many locations where these sources have not provided
pose of producing weight loss. A trial of such therapy clear advice, clinicians are left to make their own best
can be attempted in the context of research and by professionaljudgments.
healthcare providers with expertise in weight manage- Phentermine is currently the most widely prescribed
ment dealing with a well-informed patient. (Ungraded weightlossmedication,anditislikelythatmuchofthis
Best Practice Recommendation) prescribingisofflabel.Thisislikelyareflectionofthelow
costofphentermineascomparedtootherweightlossmed-
Evidence ications.Therecurrentlyarenolong-termdataonsafety
Avarietyofdrugclassesapprovedforotheruseshave orefficacy,althoughrecentdataon269patientstreated
been utilized off-label by some prescribers to promote long term with phentermine suggest that the addiction
weightlossinpatientswhoareobese.Categoriesofdrugs potential is low (131). In addition, recent data on single
usedmayincludetheantiseizuremedicationtopiramateas andcombinationagentsforweightlossdocumentphen-
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termine15mgaloneasabletoinduceover7%weightloss MarwoodGroup,NovoNordiskA/S,EisaiInc,Rhythm,
at6months(26).Therecurrentlyisminimalevidenceof Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc, GI Dy-
any serious long-term side effects when phentermine is namics, Zafgen Inc, GLG, VIVUS Inc, MYOS Corpora-
used alone for weight loss. Given the wide clinical pre- tion,andBMIQ.DanielH.Bessesen,MD—Financialor
scribing of phentermine for more than 20 years and the Business/Organizational Interests: The Obesity Society,
lackofevidenceofserioussideeffects,evenintheabsence NIH Grantee and Reviewer, PCORI contract recipient,
oflong-termcontrolledsafetyandefficacydata,itseems EnteromedicsInc;SignificantFinancialInterestorLead-
reasonable for clinicians to prescribe phentermine long ership Position: none declared. Marie E. McDonnell,
termaslongasthepatient:1)hasnoevidenceofserious MD—Financial or Business/Organizational Interests:
cardiovasculardisease;2)doesnothaveseriouspsychiat- nonedeclared;SignificantFinancialInterestorLeader-
ric disease or a history of substance abuse; 3) has been ship Position: none declared. M. Hassan Murad, MD,
informedaboutweightlossmedicationsthatareFDAap- MPH*—Financial or Business/Organizational Interests:
proved for long-term use and told that these have been MayoClinic,DivisionofPreventiveMedicine;Significant
documentedtobesafeandeffectivewhereasphentermine FinancialInterestorLeadershipPosition:nonedeclared.
has not; 4) does not demonstrate a clinically significant UbertoPagotto,MD,PhD—FinancialorBusiness/Orga-
increaseinpulseorBPwhentakingphentermine;and5) nizational Interests: none declared; Significant Financial
demonstrates a significant weight loss while using the Interest or Leadership Position: none declared. Donna
medication.Theseaspectsofcareshouldbedocumented Ryan, MD—Financial or Business/Organizational Inter-
inthepatient’smedicalrecord,andtheoff-labelnatureof ests:TheObesitySociety;SignificantFinancialInterestor
theprescribingshouldbedocumentedateachvisit.Med- Leadership Position: Vivus, Eisai, Eisai, Inc, Janssen,
ication should be started at 7.5 or 15 mg/d initially and NovoNordisk,Takeda,ScientificIntake.ChristopherD.
onlyincreasedifthepatientisnotachievingclinicallysig- Still, DO, FACN, FACP—Financial or Business/Organi-
nificant weight loss. Patients should be followed at least zonal Interests: Obesity Action Coalition, American
monthlyduringdoseescalationandthenatleastevery3 Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (ABPNS Board
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ofpediatricobiety:asystematicreviewandmeta-analysisofran- ysis.Hypertension.2001;37:250–254.
domizedtrials.JClinEndocrinolMetab.2008;93:4600–4605. 98. MesserliFH,BellDS,FonsecaV,etal.Bodyweightchangeswith
61. Allison DB, Gadde KM, Garvey WT, et al. Controlled-release  (cid:3)-blockeruse:resultsfromGEMINI.AmJMed.2007;120:610–
phentermine/topiramate in severely obese adults: a randomized 615.
62. ShyangdanDS,RoyleP,ClarC,SharmaP,WaughN,SnaithA. 99. SerrettiA,MandelliL.Antidepressantsandbodyweight:acom-
Glucagon-likepeptideanaloguesfortype2diabetesmellitus.Co- prehensivereviewandmeta-analysis.JClinPsychiatry.2010;71:
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2011;10:CD006423. 1259–1272.
63. MalinSK,KashyapSR.Effectsofmetforminonweightloss:po- 100. Rosenzweig-LipsonS,BeyerCE,HughesZA,etal.Differentiating
tentialmechanisms.CurrOpinEndocrinolDiabetesObes.2014; antidepressantsofthefuture:efficacyandsafety.PharmacolTher.
21(5):323–329. 2007;113:134–153.
64. CatonPW,KieswichJ,YaqoobMM,HolnessMJ,SugdenMC. 101. NuttDJ.Tolerabilityandsafetyaspectsofmirtazapine.HumPsy-
MetforminopposesimpairedAMPKandSIRT1functionanddel- chopharmacol.2002;17(suppl1):S37–S41.
eteriouschangesincoreclockproteinexpressioninwhiteadipose 102. WeberE,StackJ,PollockBG,etal.Weightchangeinolderde-
tissue of genetically-obese db/db mice. Diabetes Obes Metab. pressedpatientsduringacutepharmacotherapywithparoxetine
2011;13(12):1097–1104. andnortriptyline:adouble-blindrandomizedtrial.AmJGeriatr
65. ChapmanI,ParkerB,DoranS,etal.Effectofpramlintideonsatiety  Psychiatry.2000;8:245–250.
andfoodintakeinobesesubjectsandsubjectswithtype2diabetes. 103. GaddeKM,XiongGL.Bupropionforweightreduction.Expert
Diabetologia.2005;48(5):838–848. RevNeurother.2007;7:17–24.
66. SmithSR,BlundellJE,BurnsC,etal.Pramlintidetreatmentre- 104. AllisonDB,CaseyDE.Antipsychotic-inducedweightgain:are-
duces24-hcaloricintakeandmealsizesandimprovescontrolof viewoftheliterature.JClinPsychiatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–31.
eatinginobesesubjects:a6-wktranslationalresearchstudy.AmJ 105. Kurzthaler I, Fleischhacker WW. The clinical implications of
PhysiolEndocrinolMetab.2007;293(2):E620–E627. weight gain in schizophrenia. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001;62(Suppl
67. BolinderJ,LjunggrenÖ,KullbergJ,etal.Effectsofdapagliflozin  W):32–37.
onbodyweight,totalfatmass,andregionaladiposetissuedistri- 106. HendersonDC,CaglieroE,GrayC,etal.Clozapine,diabetesmel-
butioninpatientswithtype2diabetesmellituswithinadequate  litus,weightgain,andlipidabnormalities:afive-yearnaturalistic
Insulinmonotherapyversuscombinationsofinsulinwithoralhy- study.AmJPsychiatry.2000;157:975–981.
poglycaemicagentsinpatientswithtype2diabetesmellitus.Co- 107. LiebermanJA,StroupTS,McEvoyJP,etal.Effectivenessofanti-
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2004;4:CD003418. psychoticsforschizophrenia.JClinPsychiatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–
68. GrandyS,HashemiM,LangkildeAM,ParikhS,SjöströmCD.  31.
Changesinweightloss-relatedqualityoflifeamongtype2diabetes 108. SimpsonGM,GlickID,WeidenPJ,RomanoSJ,SiuCO.Random-
mellituspatientstreatedwithdapagliflozin.DiabetesObesMetab. ized,controlled,double-blindmulticentercomparisonoftheeffi-
2014;16:645–650. cacyandtolerabilityofziprasidoneandolanzapineinacutelyill
69. KnowlerWC,Barrett-ConnorE,FowlerSE,etal.Reductioninthe inpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Am J
747. incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or met- Psychiatry.2004;161:1837–1847.
formin.NEnglJMed.2002;346:393–403. 109. KomossaK,Rummel-KlugeC,HungerH,etal.Ziprasidoneversus
70. WainsteinJ,KatzL,EngelSS,etal.Initialtherapywiththefixed- otheratypicalantipsychoticsforschizophrenia.CochraneData-
dosecombinationofsitagliptinandmetforminresultsingreater  baseSystRev.2009;4:CD006627.
improvement in glycaemic control compared with pioglitazone 110. MaayanL,CorrellCU.Weightgainandmetabolicrisksassociated
53. HaddockCK,PostonWS,DillPL,ForeytJP,EricssonM.Phar- antipsychoticmedicationsinchildrenandadolescents.JChild
macotherapyforobesity:aquantitativeanalysisoffourdecadesof AdolescPsychopharmacol.2011;21:517–535.
publishedrandomizedclinicaltrials.IntJObesRelatMetabDis- 111. BallonJS,PajvaniU,FreybergZ,LeibelRL,LiebermanJA.Mo-
ord.2002;26:262–273. lecularpathophysiologyofmetaboliceffectsofantipsychoticmed-
54. LiD,MorrisJS,LiuJ,etal.Bodymassindexandrisk,ageofonset, ications.TrendsEndocrinolMetab.2014;25(11):593–600.
andsurvivalinpatientswithpancreaticcancer.JAMA.2009;301: 112. Ben-Menachem E. Weight issues for people with epilepsy–a re-
2553–2562. view.Epilepsia.2007;48(suppl9):42–45.
55. Avenell A, Broom J, Brown TJ, et al. Systematic review of the 113. VerrottiA,D’EgidioC,MohnA,CoppolaG,ChiarelliF.Weight
long-term effects and economic consequences of treatments for gainfollowingtreatmentwithvalproicacid:pathogeneticmech-
obesityandimplicationsforhealthimprovement.HealthTechnol anismsandclinicalimplications.ObesRev.2011;12:e32–e43.
Assess.2004;8:iii-iv,1–182. 114. CormanCL,LeungNM,GubermanAH.Weightgaininepileptic
56. RuckerD,PadwalR,LiSK,CurioniC,LauDC.Longtermphar- patientsduringtreatmentwithvalproicacid:aretrospectivestudy.
macotherapyforobesityandoverweight:updatedmeta-analysis. 115. DeToledoJC,ToledoC,DeCerceJ,RamsayRE.Changesinbody
BMJ.2007;335(7631):1194–1199. weight with chronic, high-dose gabapentin therapy. Ther Drug
57. LeblancES,O’ConnorE,WhitlockEP,PatnodeCD,KapkaT.  Monit.1997;19:394–396.
Effectiveness of primary care-relevant treatments for obesity in 116. JallonP,PicardF.Bodyweightgainandanticonvulsants:acom-
adults:asystematicevidencereviewfortheU.S.PreventiveServices parativereview.DrugSaf.2001;24:969–978.
TaskForce.AnnInternMed.2011;155:434–447. 117. GaspariCN,GuerreiroCA.Modificationinbodyweightassoci-
58. MaahsD,deSernaDG,KolotkinRL,etal.Randomized,double- atedwithantiepilepticdrugs.ArqNeuropsiquiatr.2010;68:277–
blind,placebo-controlledtrialoforlistatforweightlossinadoles- 281.
cents.EndocrPract.2006;12:18–28. 118. GalloMF,LopezLM,GrimesDA,CarayonF,SchulzKF,Hel-
60. McGovernL,JohnsonJN,PauloR,etal.Clinicalreview:treatment  merhorstFM.Combinationcontraceptives:effectsonweight.Co-
ofpediatricobiety:asystematicreviewandmeta-analysisofran- chraneDatabaseSystRev.2014;1:CD003987.
domizedtrials.JClinEndocrinolMetab.2008;93:4600–4605. 95. WingLM,ReidCM,RyanP,etal.Acomparisonofoutcomeswith
61. Allison DB, Gadde KM, Garvey WT, et al. Controlled-release  angiotensin-converting–enzymeinhibitorsanddiureticsforhyper-
phentermine/topiramate in severely obese adults: a randomized tensionintheelderly.NEnglJMed.2003;348:583–592.
62. ShyangdanDS,RoyleP,ClarC,ShammarP,WaughN,SnaithA. 96. ManriqueC,Whaley-ConnellA,SowersJR.Nebivololinobese
Glucagon-likepeptideanaloguesfortype2diabetesmellitus.Co- and non-obese hypertensive patients. J Clin Hypertens (Green-
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2011;10:CD006423. wich).2009;11:309–315.
63. MalinSK,KashyapSR.Effectsofmetforminonweightloss:po- 97. SharmaAM,PischonT,HardtS,KunzI,LuftFC.Hypothesis:
tentialmechanisms.CurrOpinEndocrinolDiabetesObes.2014; (cid:3)-adrenergicreceptorblockersandweightgain:asystematicanal-
21(5):323–329. ysis.Hypertension.2001;37:250–254.
64. CatonPW,KieswichJ,YaqoobMM,HolnessMJ,SugdenMC. 98. MesserliFH,BellDS,FonsecaV,etal.Bodyweightchangeswith
MetforminopposesimpairedAMPKandSIRT1functionanddel- (cid:3)-blockeruse:resultsfromGEMINI.AmJMed.2007;120:610–
eteriouschangesincoreclockproteinexpressioninwhiteadipose 615.
tissue of genetically-obese db/db mice. Diabetes Obes Metab. 99. SerrettiA,MandelliL.Antidepressantsandbodyweight:acom-
2011;13(12):1097–1104. prehensivereviewandmeta-analysis.JClinPsychiatry.2010;71:
65. ChapmanI,ParkerB,DoranS,etal.Effectofpramlintideonsatiety  1259–1272.
andfoodintakeinobesesubjectsandsubjectswithtype2diabetes. 100. Rosenzweig-LipsonS,BeyerCE,HughesZA,etal.Differentiating
Diabetologia.2005;48(5):838–848. antidepressantsofthefuture:efficacyandsafety.PharmacolTher.
66. SmithSR,BlundellJE,BurnsC,etal.Pramlintidetreatmentre- 2007;113:134–153.
duces24-hcaloricintakeandmealsizesandimprovescontrolof 101. NuttDJ.Tolerabilityandsafetyaspectsofmirtazapine.HumPsy-
eatinginobesesubjects:a6-wktranslationalresearchstudy.AmJ chopharmacol.2002;17(suppl1):S37–S41.
PhysiolEndocrinolMetab.2007;293(2):E620–E627. 102. WeberE,StackJ,PollockBG,etal.Weightchangeinolderde-
67. BolinderJ,LjunggrenÖ,KullbergJ,etal.Effectsofdapagliflozin  pressedpatientsduringacutepharmacotherapywithparoxetine
onbodyweight,totalfatmass,andregionaladiposetissuedistri- andnortriptyline:adouble-blindrandomizedtrial.AmJGeriatr
butioninpatientswithtype2diabetesmellituswithinadequate  Psychiatry.2000;8:245–250.
Insulinmonotherapyversuscombinationsofinsulinwithoralhy- 103. GaddeKM,XiongGL.Bupropionforweightreduction.Expert
poglycaemicagentsinpatientswithtype2diabetesmellitus.Co- RevNeurother.2007;7:17–24.
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2004;4:CD003418. 104. AllisonDB,CaseyDE.Antipsychotic-inducedweightgain:are-
68. GrandyS,HashemiM,LangkildeAM,ParikhS,SjöströmCD.  viewoftheliterature.JClinPsychiatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–31.
Changesinweightloss-relatedqualityoflifeamongtype2diabetes 105. Kurzthaler I, Fleischhacker WW. The clinical implications of
mellituspatientstreatedwithdapagliflozin.DiabetesObesMetab.  weight gain in schizophrenia. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001;62(Suppl
2014;16:645–650. W):32–37.
69. KnowlerWC,Barrett-ConnorE,FowlerSE,etal.Reductioninthe 106. HendersonDC,CaglieroE,GrayC,etal.Clozapine,diabetesmel-
747. incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or met- litus,weightgain,andlipidabnormalities:afive-yearnaturalistic
formin.NEnglJMed.2002;346:393–403. study.AmJPsychiatry.2000;157:975–981.
70. WainsteinJ,KatzL,EngelSS,etal.Initialtherapywiththefixed- 107. LiebermanJA,StroupTS,McEvoyJP,etal.Effectivenessofanti-
dosecombinationofsitagliptinandmetforminresultsingreater  psychoticsforschizophrenia.JClinPsychiatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–
improvement in glycaemic control compared with pioglitazone  31.
53. HaddockCK,PostonWS,DillPL,ForeytJP,EricssonM.Phar- 108. SimpsonGM,GlickID,WeidenPJ,RomanoSJ,SiuCO.Random-
macotherapyforobesity:aquantitativeanalysisoffourdecadesof ized,controlled,double-blindmulticentercomparisonoftheeffi-
publishedrandomizedclinicaltrials.IntJObesRelatMetabDis- cacyandtolerabilityofziprasidoneandolanzapineinacutelyill
ord.2002;26:262–273. inpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Am J
54. LiD,MorrisJS,LiuJ,etal.Bodymassindexandrisk,ageofonset,  Psychiatry.2004;161:1837–1847.
andsurvivalinpatientswithpancreaticcancer.JAMA.2009;301: 109. KomossaK,Rummel-KlugeC,HungerH,etal.Ziprasidoneversus
2553–2562. otheratypicalantipsychoticsforschizophrenia.CochraneData-
55. Avenell A, Broom J, Brown TJ, et al. Systematic review of the  baseSystRev.2009;4:CD006627.
long-term effects and economic consequences of treatments for 110. MaayanL,CorrellCU.Weightgainandmetabolicrisksassociated
obesityandimplicationsforhealthimprovement.HealthTechnol antipsychoticmedicationsinchildrenandadolescents.JChild
Assess.2004;8:iii-iv,1–182. AdolescPsychopharmacol.2011;21:517–535.
56. RuckerD,PadwalR,LiSK,CurioniC,LauDC.Longtermphar- 111. BallonJS,PajvaniU,FreybergZ,LeibelRL,LiebermanJA.Mo-
macotherapyforobesityandoverweight:updatedmeta-analysis. lecularpathophysiologyofmetaboliceffectsofantipsychoticmed-
BMJ.2007;335(7631):1194–1199. ications.TrendsEndocrinolMetab.2014;25(11):593–600.
57. LeblancES,O’ConnorE,WhitlockEP,PatnodeCD,KapkaT. 112. Ben-Menachem E. Weight issues for people with epilepsy–a re-
Effectiveness of primary care-relevant treatments for obesity in view.Epilepsia.2007;48(suppl9):42–45.
adults:asystematicevidencereviewfortheU.S.PreventiveServices 113. VerrottiA,D’EgidioC,MohnA,CoppolaG,ChiarelliF.Weight
TaskForce.AnnInternMed.2011;155:434–447. gainfollowingtreatmentwithvalproicacid:pathogeneticmech-
58. MaahsD,deSernaDG,KolotkinRL,etal.Randomized,double- anismsandclinicalimplications.ObesRev.2011;12:e32–e43.
blind,placebo-controlledtrialoforlistatforweightlossinadoles- 114. CormanCL,LeungNM,GubermanAH.Weightgaininepileptic
cents.EndocrPract.2006;12:18–28. patientsduringtreatmentwithvalproicacid:aretrospectivestudy.
59. McDuffieJR,CalisKA,BoothSL,UwaifoGI,YanovskiJA.Effects 115. DeToledoJC,ToledoC,DeCerceJ,RamsayRE.Changesinbody
oforlistatonfat-solublevitaminsinobeseadolescents.Pharma- weight with chronic, high-dose gabapentin therapy. Ther Drug
cotherapy.2002;22:814–822. Monit.1997;19:394–396.
60. McGovernL,JohnsonJN,PauloR,etal.Clinicalreview:treatment 116. JallonP,PicardF.Bodyweightgainandanticonvulsants:acom-
ofpediatricobiety:asystematicreviewandmeta-analysisofran- parativereview.DrugSaf.2001;24:969–978.
domizedtrials.JClinEndocrinolMetab.2008;93:4600–4605. 117. GaspariCN,GuerreiroCA.Modificationinbodyweightassoci-
61. Allison DB, Gadde KM, Garvey WT, et al. Controlled-release  atedwithantiepilepticdrugs.ArqNeuropsiquiatr.2010;68:277–
phentermine/topiramate in severely obese adults: a randomized 281.
62. ShyangdanDS,RoyleP,ClarC,SharmaP,WaughN,SnaithA. 118. GalloMF,LopezLM,GrimesDA,CarayonF,SchulzKF,Hel-
Glucagon-likepeptideanaloguesfortype2diabetesmellitus.Co- merhorstFM.Combinationcontraceptives:effectsonweight.Co-
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2011;10:CD006423. chraneDatabaseSystRev.2014;1:CD003987.
63. MalinSK,KashyapSR.Effectsofmetforminonweightloss:po- 95. WingLM,ReidCM,RyanP,etal.Acomparisonofoutcomeswith
tentialmechanisms.CurrOpinEndocrinolDiabetesObes.2014; angiotensin-converting–enzymeinhibitorsanddiureticsforhyper-
21(5):323–329. tensionintheelderly.NEnglJMed.2003;348:583–592.
64. CatonPW,KieswichJ,YaqoobMM,HolnessMJ,SugdenMC. 96. ManriqueC,Whaley-ConnellA,SowersJR.Nebivololinobese
MetforminopposesimpairedAMPKandSIRT1functionanddel- and non-obese hypertensive patients. J Clin Hypertens (Green-
eteriouschangesincoreclockproteinexpressioninwhiteadipose wich).2009;11:309–315.
tissue of genetically-obese db/db mice. Diabetes Obes Metab. 97. SharmaAM,PischonT,HardtS,KunzI,LuftFC.Hypothesis:
2011;13(12):1097–1104. (cid:3)-adrenergicreceptorblockersandweightgain:asystematicanal-
65. ChapmanI,ParkerB,DoranS,etal.Effectofpramlintideonsatiety  ysis.Hypertension.2001;37:250–254.
andfoodintakeinobesesubjectsandsubjectswithtype2diabetes. 98. MesserliFH,BellDS,FonsecaV,etal.Bodyweightchangeswith
Diabetologia.2005;48(5):838–848. (cid:3)-blockeruse:resultsfromGEMINI.AmJMed.2007;120:610–
66. SmithSR,BlundellJE,BurnsC,etal.Pramlintidetreatmentre- 615.
duces24-hcaloricintakeandmealsizesandimprovescontrolof 99. SerrettiA,MandelliL.Antidepressantsandbodyweight:acom-
eatinginobesesubjects:a6-wktranslationalresearchstudy.AmJ  prehensivereviewandmeta-analysis.JClinPsychiatry.2010;71:
PhysiolEndocrinolMetab.2007;293(2):E620–E627. 1259–1272.
67. BolinderJ,LjunggrenÖ,KullbergJ,etal.Effectsofdapagliflozin  100. Rosenzweig-LipsonS,BeyerCE,HughesZA,etal.Differentiating
onbodyweight,totalfatmass,andregionaladiposetissuedistri- antidepressantsofthefuture:efficacyandsafety.PharmacolTher.
butioninpatientswithtype2diabetesmellituswithinadequate 2007;113:134–153.
Insulinmonotherapyversuscombinationsofinsulinwithoralhy- 101. NuttDJ.Tolerabilityandsafetyaspectsofmirtazapine.HumPsy-
poglycaemicagentsinpatientswithtype2diabetesmellitus.Co- chopharmacol.2002;17(suppl1):S37–S41.
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2004;4:CD003418. 102. WeberE,StackJ,PollockBG,etal.Weightchangeinolderde-
69. KnowlerWC,Barrett-ConnorE,FowlerSE,etal.Reductioninthe  pressedpatientsduringacutepharmacotherapywithparoxetine
747. incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or met- andnortriptyline:adouble-blindrandomizedtrial.AmJGeriatr
formin.NEnglJMed.2002;346:393–403. Psychiatry.2000;8:245–250.
70. WainsteinJ,KatzL,EngelSS,etal.Initialtherapywiththefixed- 103. GaddeKM,XiongGL.Bupropionforweightreduction.Expert
dosecombinationofsitagliptinandmetforminresultsingreater  RevNeurother.2007;7:17–24.
improvement in glycaemic control compared with pioglitazone 104. AllisonDB,CaseyDE.Antipsychotic-inducedweightgain:are-
53. HaddockCK,PostonWS,DillPL,ForeytJP,EricssonM.Phar- viewoftheliterature.JClinPsychatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–31.
macotherapyforobesity:aquantitativeanalysisoffourdecadesof 105. Kurzthaler I, Fleischhacker WW. The clinical implications of
publishedrandomizedclinicaltrials.IntJObesRelatMetabDis-  weight gain in schizophrenia. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001;62(Suppl
ord.2002;26:262–273. W):32–37.
54. LiD,MorrisJS,LiuJ,etal.Bodymassindexandrisk,ageofonset, 106. HendersonDC,CaglieroE,GrayC,etal.Clozapine,diabetesmel-
andsurvivalinpatientswithpancreaticcancer.JAMA.2009;301: litus,weightgain,andlipidabnormalities:afive-yearnaturalistic
2553–2562. study.AmJPsychiatry.2000;157:975–981.
55. Avenell A, Broom J, Brown TJ, et al. Systematic review of the 107. LiebermanJA,StroupTS,McEvoyJP,etal.Effectivenessofanti-
long-term effects and economic consequences of treatments for psychoticsforschizophrenia.JClinPsychiatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–
obesityandimplicationsforhealthimprovement.HealthTechnol  31.
Assess.2004;8:iii-iv,1–182. 108. SimpsonGM,GlickID,WeidenPJ,RomanoSJ,SiuCO.Random-
56. RuckerD,PadwalR,LiSK,CurioniC,LauDC.Longtermphar- ized,controlled,double-blindmulticentercomparisonoftheeffi-
macotherapyforobesityandoverweight:updatedmeta-analysis. cacyandtolerabilityofziprasidoneandolanzapineinacutelyill
BMJ.2007;335(7631):1194–1199. inpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Am J
57. LeblancES,O’ConnorE,WhitlockEP,PatnodeCD,KapkaT.  Psychiatry.2004;161:1837–1847.
Effectiveness of primary care-relevant treatments for obesity in 109. KomossaK,Rummel-KlugeC,HungerH,etal.Ziprasidoneversus
adults:asystematicevidencereviewfortheU.S.PreventiveServices otheratypicalantipsychoticsforschizophrenia.CochraneData-
TaskForce.AnnInternMed.2011;155:434–447. baseSystRev.2009;4:CD006627.
58. MaahsD,deSernaDG,KolotkinRL,etal.Randomized,double- 110. MaayanL,CorrellCU.Weightgainandmetabolicrisksassociated
blind,placebo-controlledtrialoforlistatforweightlossinadoles- antipsychoticmedicationsinchildrenandadolescents.JChild
cents.EndocrPract.2006;12:18–28. AdolescPsychopharmacol.2011;21:517–535.
59. McDuffieJR,CalisKA,BoothSL,UwaifoGI,YanovskiJA.Effects 111. BallonJS,PajvaniU,FreybergZ,LeibelRL,LiebermanJA.Mo-
oforlistatonfat-solublevitaminsinobeseadolescents.Pharma- lecularpathophysiologyofmetaboliceffectsofantipsychoticmed-
cotherapy.2002;22:814–822. ications.TrendsEndocrinolMetab.2014;25(11):593–600.
60. McGovernL,JohnsonJN,PauloR,etal.Clinicalreview:treatment 112. Ben-Menachem E. Weight issues for people with epilepsy–a re-
ofpediatricobiety:asystematicreviewandmeta-analysisofran- view.Epilepsia.2007;48(suppl9):42–45.
domizedtrials.JClinEndocrinolMetab.2008;93:4600–4605. 113. VerrottiA,D’EgidioC,MohnA,CoppolaG,ChiarelliF.Weight
61. Allison DB, Gadde KM, Garvey WT, et al. Controlled-release  gainfollowingtreatmentwithvalproicacid:pathogeneticmech-
phentermine/topiramate in severely obese adults: a randomized anismsandclinicalimplications.ObesRev.2011;12:e32–e43.
62. ShyangdanDS,RoyleP,ClarC,SharmaP,WaughN,SnaithA. 114. CormanCL,LeungNM,GubermanAH.Weightgaininepileptic
Glucagon-likepeptideanaloguesfortype2diabetesmellitus.Co- patientsduringtreatmentwithvalproicacid:aretrospectivestudy.
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2011;10:CD006423. 115. DeToledoJC,ToledoC,DeCerceJ,RamsayRE.Changesinbody
63. MalinSK,KashyapSR.Effectsofmetforminonweightloss:po- weight with chronic, high-dose gabapentin therapy. Ther Drug
tentialmechanisms.CurrOpinEndocrinolDiabetesObes.2014; Monit.1997;19:394–396.
21(5):323–329. 116. JallonP,PicardF.Bodyweightgainandanticonvulsants:acom-
64. CatonPW,KieswichJ,YaqoobMM,HolnessMJ,SugdenMC.  parativereview.DrugSaf.2001;24:969–978.
MetforminopposesimpairedAMPKandSIRT1functionanddel- 117. GaspariCN,GuerreiroCA.Modificationinbodyweightassoci-
eteriouschangesincoreclockproteinexpressioninwhiteadipose  atedwithantiepilepticdrugs.ArqNeuropsiquiatr.2010;68:277–
tissue of genetically-obese db/db mice. Diabetes Obes Metab. 281.
2011;13(12):1097–1104. 118. GalloMF,LopezLM,GrimesDA,CarayonF,SchulzKF,Hel-
65. ChapmanI,ParkerB,DoranS,etal.Effectofpramlintideonsatiety  merhorstFM.Combinationcontraceptives:effectsonweight.Co-
andfoodintakeinobesesubjectsandsubjectswithtype2diabetes. chraneDatabaseSystRev.2014;1:CD003987.
Diabetologia.2005;48(5):838–848. 95. WingLM,ReidCM,RyanP,etal.Acomparisonofoutcomeswith
66. SmithSR,BlundellJE,BurnsC,etal.Pramlintidetreatmentre- angiotensin-converting–enzymeinhibitorsanddiureticsforhyper-
duces24-hcaloricintakeandmealsizesandimprovescontrolof tensionintheelderly.NEnglJMed.2003;348:583–592.
eatinginobesesubjects:a6-wktranslationalresearchstudy.AmJ 96. ManriqueC,Whaley-ConnellA,SowersJR.Nebivololinobese
PhysiolEndocrinolMetab.2007;293(2):E620–E627. and non-obese hypertensive patients. J Clin Hypertens (Green-
67. BolinderJ,LjunggrenÖ,KullbergJ,etal.Effectsofdapagliflozin  wich).2009;11:309–315.
onbodyweight,totalfatmass,andregionaladiposetissuedistri- 97. SharmaAM,PischonT,HardtS,KunzI,LuftFC.Hypothesis:
butioninpatientswithtype2diabetesmellituswithinadequate  (cid:3)-adrenergicreceptorblockersandweightgain:asystematicanal-
Insulinmonotherapyversuscombinationsofinsulinwithoralhy- ysis.Hypertension.2001;37:250–254.
poglycaemicagentsinpatientswithtype2diabetesmellitus.Co- 98. MesserliFH,BellDS,FonsecaV,etal.Bodyweightchangeswith
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2004;4:CD003418. (cid:3)-blockeruse:resultsfromGEMINI.AmJMed.2007;120:610–
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macotherapyforobesity:aquantitativeanalysisoffourdecadesof 101. NuttDJ.Tolerabilityandsafetyaspectsofmirtazapine.HumPsy-
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54. LiD,MorrisJS,LiuJ,etal.Bodymassindexandrisk,ageofonset,  pressedpatientsduringacutepharmacotherapywithparoxetine
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Assess.2004;8:iii-iv,1–182. viewoftheliterature.JClinPsychiatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–31.
56. RuckerD,PadwalR,LiSK,CurioniC,LauDC.Longtermphar- 105. Kurzthaler I, Fleischhacker WW. The clinical implications of
macotherapyforobesityandoverweight:updatedmeta-analysis.  weight gain in schizophrenia. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001;62(Suppl
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57. LeblancES,O’ConnorE,WhitlockEP,PatnodeCD,KapkaT. 106. HendersonDC,CaglieroE,GrayC,etal.Clozapine,diabetesmel-
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TaskForce.AnnInternMed.2011;155:434–447. 107. LiebermanJA,StroupTS,McEvoyJP,etal.Effectivenessofanti-
58. MaahsD,deSernaDG,KolotkinRL,etal.Randomized,double- psychoticsforschizophrenia.JClnPsychiatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–
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59. McDuffieJR,CalisKA,BoothSL,UwaifoGI,YanovskiJA.Effects  ized,controlled,double-blindmulticentercomparisonoftheeffi-
oforlistatonfat-solublevitaminsinobeseadolescents.Pharma- cacyandtolerabilityofziprasidoneandolanzapineinacutelyill
cotherapy.2002;22:814–822. inpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Am J
60. McGovernL,JohnsonJN,PauloR,etal.Clinicalreview:treatment  Psychiatry.2004;161:1837–1847.
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domizedtrials.JClinEndocrinolMetab.2008;93:4600–4605. otheratypicalantipsychoticsforschizophrenia.CochraneData-
61. Allison DB, Gadde KM, Garvey WT, et al. Controlled-release  baseSystRev.2009;4:CD006627.
phentermine/topiramate in severely obese adults: a randomized 110. MaayanL,CorrellCU.Weightgainandmetabolicrisksassociated
62. ShyangdanDS,RoyleP,ClarC,SharmaP,WaughN,SnaithA.  antipsychoticmedicationsinchildrenandadolescents.JChild
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MetforminopposesimpairedAMPKandSIRT1functionanddel- 113. VerrottiA,D’EgidioC,MohnA,CoppolaG,ChiarelliF.Weight
eteriouschangesincoreclockproteinexpressioninwhiteadipose  gainfollowingtreatmentwithvalproicacid:pathogeneticmech-
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2011;13(12):1097–1104. 114. CormanCL,LeungNM,GubermanAH.Weightgaininepileptic
65. ChapmanI,ParkerB,DoranS,etal.Effectofpramlintideonsatiety  patientsduringtreatmentwithvalproicacid:aretrospectivestudy.
andfoodintakeinobesesubjectsandsubjectswithtype2diabetes. 115. DeToledoJC,ToledoC,DeCerceJ,RamsayRE.Changesinbody
Diabetologia.2005;48(5):838–848. weight with chronic, high-dose gabapentin therapy. Ther Drug
66. SmithSR,BlundellJE,BurnsC,etal.Pramlintidetreatmentre- Monit.1997;19:394–396.
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PhysiolEndocrinolMetab.2007;293(2):E620–E627. 117. GaspariCN,GuerreiroCA.Modificationinbodyweightassoci-
67. BolinderJ,LjunggrenÖ,KullbergJ,etal.Effectsofdapagliflozin  atedwithantiepilepticdrugs.ArqNeuropsiquiatr.2010;68:277–
onbodyweight,totalfatmass,andregionaladiposetissuedistri- 281.
butioninpatientswithtype2diabetesmellituswithinadequate 118. GalloMF,LopezLM,GrimesDA,CarayonF,SchulzKF,Hel-
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70. WainsteinJ,KatzL,EngelSS,etal.Initialtherapywiththefixed- angiotensin-converting–enzymeinhibitorsanddiureticsforhyper-
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improvement in glycaemic control compared with pioglitazone 96. ManriqueC,Whaley-ConnellA,SowersJR.Nebivololinobese
53. HaddockCK,PostonWS,DillPL,ForeytJP,EricssonM.Phar- and non-obese hypertensive patients. J Clin Hypertens (Green-
macotherapyforobesity:aquantitativeanalysisoffourdecadesof wich).2009;11:309–315.
publishedrandomizedclinicaltrials.IntJObesRelatMetabDis- 97. SharmaAM,PischonT,HardtS,KunzI,LuftFC.Hypothesis:
ord.2002;26:262–273. (cid:3)-adrenergicreceptorblockersandweightgain:asystematicanal-
54. LiD,MorrisJS,LiuJ,etal.Bodymassindexandrisk,ageofonset,  ysis.Hypertension.2001;37:250–254.
andsurvivalinpatientswithpancreaticcancer.JAMA.2009;301: 98. MesserliFH,BellDS,FonsecaV,etal.Bodyweightchangeswith
2553–2562. (cid:3)-blockeruse:resultsfromGEMINI.AmJMed.2007;120:610–
55. Avenell A, Broom J, Brown TJ, et al. Systematic review of the  615.
long-term effects and economic consequences of treatments for 99. SerrettiA,MandelliL.Antidepressantsandbodyweight:acom-
obesityandimplicationsforhealthimprovement.HealthTechnol  prehensivereviewandmeta-analysis.JClinPsychiatry.2010;71:
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56. RuckerD,PadwalR,LiSK,CurioniC,LauDC.Longtermphar- 100. Rosenzweig-LipsonS,BeyerCE,HughesZA,etal.Differentiating
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57. LeblancES,O’ConnorE,WhitlockEP,PatnodeCD,KapkaT. 101. NuttDJ.Tolerabilityandsafetyaspectsofmirtazapine.HumPsy-
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adults:asystematicevidencereviewfortheU.S.PreventiveServices 102. WeberE,StackJ,PollockBG,etal.Weightchangeinolderde-
TaskForce.AnnInternMed.2011;155:434–447.  pressedpatientsduringacutepharmacotherapywithparoxetine
58. MaahsD,deSernaDG,KolotkinRL,etal.Randomized,double- andnortriptyline:adouble-blindrandomizedtrial.AmJGeriatr
blind,placebo-controlledtrialoforlistatforweightlossinadoles-  Psychiatry.2000;8:245–250.
cents.EndocrPract.2006;12:18–28. 103. GaddeKM,XiongGL.Bupropionforweightreduction.Expert
59. McDuffieJR,CalisKA,BoothSL,UwaifoGI,YanovskiJA.Effects  RevNeurother.2007;7:17–24.
oforlistatonfat-solublevitaminsinobeseadolescents.Pharma- 104. AllisonDB,CaseyDE.Antipsychotic-inducedweightgain:are-
cotherapy.2002;22:814–822. viewoftheliterature.JClinPsychiatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–31.
60. McGovernL,JohnsonJN,PauloR,etal.Clinicalreview:treatment 105. Kurzthaler I, Fleischhacker WW. The clinical implications of
ofpediatricobiety:asystematicreviewandmeta-analysisofran-  weight gain in schizophrenia. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001;62(Suppl
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61. Allison DB, Gadde KM, Garvey WT, et al. Controlled-release 106. HendersonDC,CaglieroE,GrayC,etal.Clozapine,diabetesmel-
phentermine/topiramate in severely obese adults: a randomized  litus,weightgain,andlipidabnormalities:afive-yearnaturalistic
62. ShyangdanDS,RoyleP,ClarC,SharmaP,WaughN,SnaithA.  study.AmJPsychiatry.2000;157:975–981.
Glucagon-likepeptideanaloguesfortype2diabetesmellitus.Co- 107. LiebermanJA,StroupTS,McEvoyJP,etal.Effectivenessofanti-
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2011;10:CD006423. psychoticsforschizophrenia.JClnPsychiatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–
63. MalinSK,KashyapSR.Effectsofmetforminonweightloss:po-  31.
tentialmechanisms.CurrOpinEndocrinolDiabetesObes.2014; 108. SimpsonGM,GlickID,WeidenPJ,RomanoSJ,SiuCO.Random-
21(5):323–329. ized,controlled,double-blindmulticentercomparisonoftheeffi-
64. CatonPW,KieswichJ,YaqoobMM,HolnessMJ,SugdenMC.  cacyandtolerabilityofziprasidoneandolanzapineinacutelyill
MetforminopposesimpairedAMPKandSIRT1functionanddel- inpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Am J
eteriouschangesincoreclockproteinexpressioninwhiteadipose  Psychiatry.2004;161:1837–1847.
tissue of genetically-obese db/db mice. Diabetes Obes Metab. 109. KomossaK,Rummel-KlugeC,HungerH,etal.Ziprasidoneversus
2011;13(12):1097–1104. otheratypicalantipsychoticsforschizophrenia.CochraneData-
65. ChapmanI,ParkerB,DoranS,etal.Effectofpramlintideonsatiety  baseSystRev.2009;4:CD006627.
andfoodintakeinobesesubjectsandsubjectswithtype2diabetes. 110. MaayanL,CorrellCU.Weightgainandmetabolicrisksassociated
Diabetologia.2005;48(5):838–848. antipsychoticmedicationsinchildrenandadolescents.JChild
66. SmithSR,BlundellJE,BurnsC,etal.Pramlintidetreatmentre- AdolescPsychopharmacol.2011;21:517–535.
duces24-hcaloricintakeandmealsizesandimprovescontrolof 111. BallonJS,PajvaniU,FreybergZ,LeibelRL,LiebermanJA.Mo-
eatinginobesesubjects:a6-wktranslationalresearchstudy.AmJ  lecularpathophysiologyofmetaboliceffectsofantipsychoticmed-
PhysiolEndocrinolMetab.2007;293(2):E620–E627. ications.TrendsEndocrinolMetab.2014;25(11):593–600.
67. BolinderJ,LjunggrenÖ,KullbergJ,etal.Effectsofdapagliflozin  112. Ben-Menachem E. Weight issues for people with epilepsy–a re-
onbodyweight,totalfatmass,andregionaladiposetissuedistri- view.Epilepsia.2007;48(suppl9):42–45.
butioninpatientswithtype2diabetesmellituswithinadequate 113. VerrottiA,D’EgidioC,MohnA,CoppolaG,ChiarelliF.Weight
Insulinmonotherapyversuscombinationsofinsulinwithoralhy- gainfollowingtreatmentwithvalproicacid:pathogeneticmech-
poglycaemicagentsinpatientswithtype2diabetesmellitus.Co- anismsandclinicalimplications.ObesRev.2011;12:e32–e43.
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2004;4:CD003418. 114. CormanCL,LeungNM,GubermanAH.Weightgaininepileptic
70. WainsteinJ,KatzL,EngelSS,etal.Initialtherapywiththefixed- patientsduringtreatmentwithvalproicacid:aretrospectivestudy.
dosecombinationofsitagliptinandmetforminresultsingreater 115. DeToledoJC,ToledoC,DeCerceJ,RamsayRE.Changesinbody
improvement in glycaemic control compared with pioglitazone  weight with chronic, high-dose gabapentin therapy. Ther Drug
53. HaddockCK,PostonWS,DillPL,ForeytJP,EricssonM.Phar- Monit.1997;19:394–396.
macotherapyforobesity:aquantitativeanalysisoffourdecadesof 116. JallonP,PicardF.Bodyweightgainandanticonvulsants:acom-
publishedrandomizedclinicaltrials.IntJObesRelatMetabDis- parativereview.DrugSaf.2001;24:969–978.
ord.2002;26:262–273. 117. GaspariCN,GuerreiroCA.Modificationinbodyweightassoci-
54. LiD,MorrisJS,LiuJ,etal.Bodymassindexandrisk,ageofonset,  atedwithantiepilepticdrugs.ArqNeuropsiquiatr.2010;68:277–
andsurvivalinpatientswithpancreaticcancer.JAMA.2009;301: 281.
2553–2562. 118. GalloMF,LopezLM,GrimesDA,CarayonF,SchulzKF,Hel-
55. Avenell A, Broom J, Brown TJ, et al. Systematic review of the  merhorstFM.Combinationcontraceptives:effectsonweight.Co-
long-term effects and economic consequences of treatments for chraneDatabaseSystRev.2014;1:CD003987.
obesityandimplicationsforhealthimprovement.HealthTechnol 95. WingLM,ReidCM,RyanP,etal.Acomparisonofoutcomeswith
Assess.2004;8:iii-iv,1–182. angiotensin-converting–enzymeinhibitorsanddiureticsforhyper-
56. RuckerD,PadwalR,LiSK,CurioniC,LauDC.Longtermphar- tensionintheelderly.NEnglJMed.2003;348:583–592.
macotherapyforobesityandoverweight:updatedmeta-analysis. 96. ManriqueC,Whaley-ConnellA,SowersJR.Nebivololinobese
BMJ.2007;335(7631):1194–1199. and non-obese hypertensive patients. J Clin Hypertens (Green-
57. LeblancES,O’ConnorE,WhitlockEP,PatnodeCD,KapkaT.  wich).2009;11:309–315.
Effectiveness of primary care-relevant treatments for obesity in 97. SharmaAM,PischonT,HardtS,KunzI,LuftFC.Hypothesis:
adults:asystematicevidencereviewfortheU.S.PreventiveServices  (cid:3)-adrenergicreceptorblockersandweightgain:asystematicanal-
TaskForce.AnnInternMed.2011;155:434–447.  ysis.Hypertension.2001;37:250–254.
58. MaahsD,deSernaDG,KolotkinRL,etal.Randomized,double- 98. MesserliFH,BellDS,FonsecaV,etal.Bodyweightchangeswith
blind,placebo-controlledtrialoforlistatforweightlossinadoles- (cid:3)-blockeruse:resultsfromGEMINI.AmJMed.2007;120:610–
cents.EndocrPract.2006;12:18–28.  615.
59. McDuffieJR,CalisKA,BoothSL,UwafoGI,YanovskiJA.Effects  99. SerrettiA,MandelliL.Antidepressantsandbodyweight:acom-
oforlistatonfat-solublevitaminsinobeseadolescents.Pharma- prehensivereviewandmeta-analysis.JClinPsychiatry.2010;71:
cotherapy.2002;22:814–822. 1259–1272.
60. McGovernL,JohnsonJN,PauloR,etal.Clinicalreview:treatment 100. Rosenzweig-LipsonS,BeyerCE,HughesZA,etal.Differentiating
ofpediatricobiety:asystematicreviewandmeta-analysisofran- antidepressantsofthefuture:efficacyandsafety.PharmacolTher.
domizedtrials.JClinEndocrinolMetab.2008;93:4600–4605. 2007;113:134–153.
61. Allison DB, Gadde KM, Garvey WT, et al. Controlled-release 101. NuttDJ.Tolerabilityandsafetyaspectsofmirtazapine.HumPsy-
phentermine/topiramate in severely obese adults: a randomized chopharmacol.2002;17(suppl1):S37–S41.
62. ShyangdanDS,RoyleP,ClarC,SharmaP,WaughN,SnaithA. 102. WeberE,StackJ,PollockBG,etal.Weightchangeinolderde-
Glucagon-likepeptideanaloguesfortype2diabetesmellitus.Co-  pressedpatientsduringacutepharmacotherapywithparoxetine
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2011;10:CD006423. andnortriptyline:adouble-blindrandomizedtrial.AmJGeriatr
63. MalinSK,KashyapSR.Effectsofmetforminonweightloss:po-  Psychiatry.2000;8:245–250.
tentialmechanisms.CurrOpinEndocrinolDiabetesObes.2014; 103. GaddeKM,XiongGL.Bupropionforweightreduction.Expert
21(5):323–329. RevNeurother.2007;7:17–24.
64. CatonPW,KieswichJ,YaqoobMM,HolnessMJ,SugdenMC. 104. AllisonDB,CaseyDE.Antipsychotic-inducedweightgain:are-
MetforminopposesimpairedAMPKandSIRT1functionanddel- viewoftheliterature.JClinPsychiatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–31.
eteriouschangesincoreclockproteinexpressioninwhiteadipose 105. Kurzthaler I, Fleischhacker WW. The clinical implications of
tissue of genetically-obese db/db mice. Diabetes Obes Metab.  weight gain in schizophrenia. J Clin Psychiatry. 2001;62(Suppl
2011;13(12):1097–1104. W):32–37.
65. ChapmanI,ParkerB,DoranS,etal.Effectofpramlintideonsatiety  106. HendersonDC,CaglieroE,GrayC,etal.Clozapine,diabetesmel-
andfoodintakeinobesesubjectsandsubjectswithtype2diabetes.  litus,weightgain,andlipidabnormalities:afive-yearnaturalistic
Diabetologia.2005;48(5):838–848. study.AmJPsychiatry.2000;157:975–981.
66. SmithSR,BlundellJE,BurnsC,etal.Pramlintidetreatmentre- 107. LiebermanJA,StroupTS,McEvoyJP,etal.Effectivenessofanti-
duces24-hcaloricintakeandmealsizesandimprovescontrolof  psychoticsforschizophrenia.JClnPsychiatry.2001;62(suppl7):22–
eatinginobesesubjects:a6-wktranslationalresearchstudy.AmJ  31.
PhysiolEndocrinolMetab.2007;293(2):E620–E627. 108. SimpsonGM,GlickID,WeidenPJ,RomanoSJ,SiuCO.Random-
67. BolinderJ,LjunggrenÖ,KullbergJ,etal.Effectsofdapagliflozin  ized,controlled,double-blindmulticentercomparisonoftheeffi-
onbodyweight,totalfatmass,andregionaladiposetissuedistri- cacyandtolerabilityofziprasidoneandolanzapineinacutelyill
butioninpatientswithtype2diabetesmellituswithinadequate  inpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Am J
Insulinmonotherapyversuscombinationsofinsulinwithoralhy- Psychiatry.2004;161:1837–1847.
poglycaemicagentsinpatientswithtype2diabetesmellitus.Co- 109. KomossaK,Rummel-KlugeC,HungerH,etal.Ziprasidoneversus
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2004;4:CD003418. otheratypicalantipsychoticsforschizophrenia.CochraneData-
70. WainsteinJ,KatzL,EngelSS,etal.Initialtherapywiththefixed- baseSystRev.2009;4:CD006627.
dosecombinationofsitagliptinandmetforminresultsingreater 110. MaayanL,CorrellCU.Weightgainandmetabolicrisksassociated
improvement in glycaemic control compared with pioglitazone  antipsychoticmedicationsinchildrenandadolescents.JChild
53. HaddockCK,PostonWS,DillPL,ForeytJP,EricssonM.Phar- AdolescPsychopharmacol.2011;21:517–535.
macotherapyforobesity:aquantitativeanalysisoffourdecadesof 111. BallonJS,PajvaniU,FreybergZ,LeibelRL,LiebermanJA.Mo-
publishedrandomizedclinicaltrials.IntJObesRelatMetabDis- lecularpathophysiologyofmetaboliceffectsofantipsychoticmed-
ord.2002;26:262–273. ications.TrendsEndocrinolMetab.2014;25(11):593–600.
54. LiD,MorrisJS,LiuJ,etal.Bodymassindexandrisk,ageofonset, 112. Ben-Menachem E. Weight issues for people with epilepsy–a re-
andsurvivalinpatientswithpancreaticcancer.JAMA.2009;301: view.Epilepsia.2007;48(suppl9):42–45.
2553–2562. 113. VerrottiA,D’EgidioC,MohnA,CoppolaG,ChiarelliF.Weight
55. Avenell A, Broom J, Brown TJ, et al. Systematic review of the  gainfollowingtreatmentwithvalproicacid:pathogeneticmech-
long-term effects and economic consequences of treatments for anismsandclinicalimplications.ObesRev.2011;12:e32–e43.
obesityandimplicationsforhealthimprovement.HealthTechnol 114. CormanCL,LeungNM,GubermanAH.Weightgaininepiletic
Assess.2004;8:iii-iv,1–182. patientsduringtreatmentwithvalproicacid:aretrospectivestudy.
56. RuckerD,PadwalR,LiSK,CurioniC,LauDC.Longtermphar- 115. DeToledoJC,ToledoC,DeCerceJ,RamsayRE.Changesinbody
macotherapyforobesityandoverweight:updatedmeta-analysis. weight with chronic, high-dose gabapentin therapy. Ther Drug
BMJ.2007;335(7631):1194–1199. Monit.1997;19:394–396.
57. LeblancES,O’ConnorE,WhitlockEP,PatnodeCD,KapkaT. 116. JallonP,PicardF.Bodyweightgainandanticonvulsants:acom-
Effectiveness of primary care-relevant treatments for obesity in  parativereview.DrugSaf.2001;24:969–978.
adults:asystematicevidencereviewfortheU.S.PreventiveServices 117. GaspariCN,GuerreiroCA.Modificationinbodyweightassoci-
TaskForce.AnnInternMed.2011;155:434–447.  atedwithantiepilepticdrugs.ArqNeuropsiquiatr.2010;68:277–
58. MaahsD,deSernaDG,KolotkinRL,etal.Randomized,double- 281.
blind,placebo-controlledtrialoforlistatforweightlossinadoles- 118. GalloMF,LopezLM,GrimesDA,CarayonF,SchulzKF,Hel-
cents.EndocrPract.2006;12:18–28.  merhorstFM.Combinationcontraceptives:effectsonweight.Co-
60. McGovernL,JohnsonJN,PauloR,etal.Clinicalreview:treatment  chraneDatabaseSystRev.2014;1:CD003987.
ofpediatricobiety:asystematicreviewandmeta-analysisofran- 95. WingLM,ReidCM,RyanP,etal.Acomparisonofoutcomeswith
domizedtrials.JClinEndocrinolMetab.2008;93:4600–4605. angiotensin-converting–enzymeinhibitorsanddiureticsforhyper-
61. Allison DB, Gadde KM, Garvey WT, et al. Controlled-release  tensionintheelderly.NEnglJMed.2003;348:583–592.
phentermine/topiramate in severely obese adults: a randomized 96. ManriqueC,Whaley-ConnellA,SowersJR.Nebivololinobese
62. ShyangdanDS,RoyleP,ClarC,SharmaP,WaughN,SnaithA.  and non-obese hypertensive patients. J Clin Hypertens (Green-
Glucagon-likepeptideanaloguesfortype2diabetesmellitus.Co- wich).2009;11:309–315.
chraneDatabaseSystRev.2011;10:CD006423. 97. SharmaAM,PischonT,HardtS,KunzI,LuftFC.Hypothesis:
63. MalinSK,KashyapSR.Effectsofmetforminonweightloss:po-  (cid:3)-adrenergicreceptorblockersandweightgain:asystematicanal-
tentialmechanisms.CurrOpinEndocrinolDiabetesObes.2014;  ysis.Hypertension.2001;37:250–254.
21(5):323–329. 98. MesserliFH,BellDS,FonsecaV,etal.Bodyweightchangeswith
64. CatonPW,KieswichJ,YaqoobMM,HolnessMJ,SugdenMC.  (cid:3)-blockeruse:resultsfromGEMINI.AmJMed.2007;120:610–
MetforminopposesimpairedAMPKandSIRT1functionanddel-  615.
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58. MaahsD,deSernaDG,KolotkinRL,etal.Randomized,double- 2007;113:134–153.
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