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International

• Cochrane Library
  • Rimonabant for overweight or obesity
  • Long-term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight
  • Long-term effects of weight-reducing drugs in hypertensive patients
  • Chitosan for overweight or obesity

United Kingdom

• Health Technology Assessment
  • Rimonabant for the treatment of overweight and obese people [2009]

• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
  • Obesity - rimonabant [2008]

• Royal College of Physicians
  • Anti-obesity drugs. Guidance on appropriate prescribing and management [2003]

United States of America

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment of Obesity [2004]
  • Ephedra and Ephedrine for Weight Loss and Athletic Performance Enhancement: Clinical Efficacy and Side Effects [2003]

• American College of Physicians
  • Pharmacologic and Surgical Management of Obesity in Primary Care: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians [2005]

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Treatment of obesity. Finnish Medical Society Duodecim [2007]

Articles in journals

• American Family Physician
  • Is Fluoxetine an Effective Therapy for Weight Loss in Obese Patients? [2003]
  • Drug Therapy for Obesity [2000]

• Annals of Family Medicine
  • Metformin as Treatment for Overweight and Obese Adults: A Systematic Review [2005]

• Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia
  • The first decade of sibutramine and orlistat: a reappraisal of their expanding roles in the treatment of obesity and associated conditions [2009]
  • Hypothalamic regulation of food intake and clinical therapeutic applications [2009]
  • Emerging drugs for obesity therapy [2009]

• Australian Family Physician
  • Weight loss medications - Where do they fit in? [2006]
  • Complementary medicines and weight management [2006]

• British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
  • Obesity treatment: novel peripheral targets [2009]
  • New central targets for the treatment of obesity [2009]

• British Medical Journal
  • Long term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight: updated meta-analysis [2007]

• Endocrine Reviews
  • Emerging Therapeutic Strategies for Obesity [2006]

• Endocrinology
  • Molecular Targets for Obesity Therapy in the Brain [2009]
  • Gut Peptides: Targets for Antiobesity Drug Development? [2009]
  • Endocannabinoids and Their Receptors as Targets for Obesity Therapy [2009]

• Israel Medical Association Journal
  • Medical Therapy for Obesity: Present and Future [2004]

• Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Pharmacological Approaches to Weight Reduction: Therapeutic Targets [2004]
  • Pharmacological Therapy of Obesity: Past, Present, and Future [2003]

• Obesity Reviews
  • Attrition from Randomized Controlled Trials of Pharmacological Weight Loss Agents: A Systematic Review and Analysis [2009]

• Vascular Health and Risk Management
  • The use of sibutramine in the management of obesity and related disorders: An update [2009]

• World Journal of Gastroenterology
  • A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines used in the treatment of obesity [2009]

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