Naltrexone/bupropion ER (Contrave): newly approved treatment option for chronic weight management in obese adults.
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Reprod Biol Endocrinol
January 2025
Departments of Internal Medicine and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, 330 Cedar St, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
Background: Overweight and obesity-chronic illnesses in which an increase in body fat promotes adipose tissue dysfunction and abnormal fat mass resulting in adverse metabolic, biomechanical, and psychosocial health consequences-negatively impact female fertility. Adverse conception outcomes are multifactorial, ranging from poor oocyte quality and implantation issues to miscarriages and fetal health issues. However, with the advent of novel pharmacologic agents, significant weight loss can be achieved, improving the chances of healthy pregnancies, and their use should be considered during periconceptual counseling.
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January 2025
Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Centro Italiano per la cura e il Benessere del Paziente con Obesità (C.I.B.O), Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, Naples, 80131, Italy.
Purpose Of Review: This review examines the long-term efficacy and safety of various nutritional and pharmacological strategies for managing obesity. The focus is on the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), very low-energy ketogenic therapy (VLEKT), and pharmacological interventions such as naltrexone/bupropion and liraglutide. Given the chronic nature of obesity, understanding the sustainability and impact of these treatments over time is critical.
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December 2024
The Departments of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
Traditional antidiabetic treatments often carry the risk of beta-cell exhaustion, highlighting the need for therapies that promote beta-cell regeneration. This study investigates the comparative effects of Liraglutide, naltrexone/bupropion (NTX + BUP), and caloric restriction on metabolic control and beta-cell regeneration in a rat model of obese type 2 diabetes. Fifty male albino rats were randomized into five groups: normal control, diabetic control, diabetic + caloric restriction (50%), diabetic + NTX + BUP (4 mg/45 mg /kg/day orally), and diabetic + liraglutide (0.
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December 2024
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
Clin Obes
December 2024
Wharton Medical Clinic, Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
This study examined the change in weight at 6 months of naltrexone/bupropion (NB), a combination pharmacological therapy for weight management, in real-world practice in Canada. The study was conducted through an observational, retrospective, single-arm chart review of adult patients who attended the Wharton Medical Clinic in Ontario, Canada, between 2018 and 2021. The patients had a body mass index ≥30 or ≥27 kg/m with at least one weight-related comorbidity.
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