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Naltrexone/bupropion, sold under the brand name Contrave among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication for the management of chronic obesity in adults in combination with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity.
[8] [14] Naltrexone, as naltrexone/bupropion (brand name Contrave), is also used to treat obesity. [15] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [16] In 2021, it was the 254th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 1 million prescriptions. [17] [18]
Then his doctor prescribed the drug Contrave and his life changed. Image Provided by Tim Nicaise. Nurse practitioner Tim Nicaise reached 300 pounds before turning to anti-obesity medication.
Package inserts for prescription drugs often include a separate document called a "patient package insert" with information written in plain language intended for the end-user—the person who will take the drug or give the drug to another person, such as a minor. Inserts for over-the-counter medications are also written plainly. [1] [2]
The future of the obesity drug business took a hit on Tuesday when the last of a slate of three proposed new diet drugs, Orexigen's (OREX) Contrave, was rejected by the Food and Drug ...
Anti-obesity medication or weight loss medications are pharmacological agents that reduce or control excess body fat. These medications alter one of the fundamental processes of the human body , weight regulation, by: reducing appetite and consequently energy intake , increasing energy expenditure , redirecting nutrients from adipose to lean ...
The FDA in 2014 approved Contrave tablets as a weight loss treatment featuring naltrexone (an opioid antagonist) and bupropion (an antidepressant) as active ingredients. Carolina Rudah/istockphoto ...
In medicine, a contraindication is a condition (a situation or factor) that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment due to the harm that it would cause the patient. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Contraindication is the opposite of indication , which is a reason to use a certain treatment.