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	INTRODUCTION
	OBESITY TREATMENT OPTIONS
	PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS
	SIBUTRAMINE (MERIDIA): ACTION, DOSAGE & EFFICACY
	Efficacy of Sibutramine in Maintaining Lost Weight
	Efficacy of Sibutramine Combined with Other Treatment Modalities
	Sibutramine: Safety Issues
	ORLISTAT (XENICAL)
	Orlistat: Efficacy
	Orlistat's Effect on Lipid Profile and Glucose Metabolism
	Orlistat: Side-Effects
	PHENTERMINE
	OFF-LABEL MEDICATION USE FOR OBESITY TREATMENT
	Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
	ANTIHYPERGLYCEMIC AGENTS & WEIGHT LOSS
	Metformin (Glucophage)
	Extenatide
	Pramlintide
	Topiramate (Topamax)
	CURRENTLY IN CLINICAL TRIALS
	Rimonabant
	MEDICATION INDUCED OBESITY
	CONCLUSION