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  2. 4 of the Top Prescription Weight Loss Pills & How They Work - AOL

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    Regular physical activity can help accelerate weight loss, improve metabolism and enhance the benefits of weight loss pills. Aim for 150 minutes per week (or about a half-hour five days a week).

  3. Anti-obesity medication - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Which Medications Are FDA-Approved for Weight Loss? - AOL

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    There are seven FDA-approved weight loss medications currently available. These medications are safe and effective and have minimal side effects. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium ...

  5. Liothyronine - Wikipedia

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    The package insert contains the following boxed warning, as do all thyroid hormones: [12] Drugs with thyroid hormone activity, alone or together with other therapeutic agents, have been used for the treatment of obesity. In euthyroid patients, doses within the range of daily hormonal requirements are ineffective for weight reduction.

  6. GLP-1 receptor agonist - Wikipedia

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    Some GLP-1 agonists, such as semaglutide, are more effective than other weight loss drugs, but are still less effective than bariatric surgery in causing weight loss. [16] GLP-1 agonists' weight reduction effects come from a combination of peripheral effects as well as activity in the brain via the central nervous system. [17] In the brain, GLP ...

  7. What Are Compounded GLP-1 Medications for Weight Loss? - AOL

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    According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the compounding process usually involves changing or adding new ingredients to a medication or combining medications to create a drug ...

  8. Tiratricol - Wikipedia

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    Tiratricol is an analogue of a naturally circulating metabolite of the active thyroid hormone T3. [1] MCT8 is a specific thyroid hormone transporter. [1] While T3 and T4 thyroid hormones rely on MCT8 to enter several tissues such as the brain, tiratricol can enter cells independently of MCT8. [1]

  9. Antithyroid agent - Wikipedia

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    They inhibit release of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland.The most studied drug in this class is lithium, which inhibits thyroid hormone secretion by inhibiting iodotyrosine coupling, thyroidal iodide uptake, and alteration in structure of thyroglobulin, [10] a protein which acts as a substrate for the synthesis of thyroid hormones and storage of inactive forms of T3, T4 and iodine within ...