Crane James, McGowan Barbara
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - Diabetes and Endocrinology, St Thomas' Hospital Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - Diabetes and Endocrinology, and King's College London - Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, London, UK.
Ther Adv Chronic Dis. 2016 Mar;7(2):92-107. doi: 10.1177/2040622315620180. Epub 2015 Dec 16.
There is a global obesity epidemic that will continue to be a financial burden on healthcare systems around the world. Tackling obesity through diet and exercise should always be the first intervention, but this has not proved to be effective for a large number of patients. Pharmacotherapeutic options have been limited and many previously available drugs have been withdrawn due to safety concerns. Currently, only bariatric surgery has the capability to induce both substantial and durable weight loss. This article briefly reviews the history of pharmacotherapy for obesity before focusing on the clinical trial evidence for the use of the GLP-1 agonist liraglutide as a weight loss agent and comparing its efficacy with other emerging drug therapies for obesity.
全球肥胖问题盛行,这将持续给世界各地的医疗系统带来经济负担。通过饮食和锻炼来解决肥胖问题应始终是首要干预措施,但事实证明,这对大量患者并不有效。药物治疗选择有限,许多以前可用的药物因安全问题已被撤出市场。目前,只有减肥手术能够实现显著且持久的体重减轻。本文简要回顾了肥胖药物治疗的历史,然后重点关注使用GLP-1激动剂利拉鲁肽作为减肥药物的临床试验证据,并将其疗效与其他新兴的肥胖症药物疗法进行比较。