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  2. Phentermine/topiramate - Wikipedia

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    If less than 3% weight loss is seen after 3 months it is recommended the medication be stopped. [3] The weight loss is modest. [ 3 ] Effects on heart related health problems or death is unclear.

  3. Phentermine - Wikipedia

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    Phentermine is used for a short period of time to promote weight loss, if exercise and calorie reduction are not sufficient, and in addition to exercise and calorie reduction. [5] [11] Phentermine is approved for up to 12 weeks of use and most weight loss occurs in the first weeks. [11]

  4. A comprehensive history of weight loss drugs through the ...

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    A short-lived weight loss medication emerged in the 1990s with the introduction of fen-phen—the combination of fenfluramine with phentermine. Evidence linking fen-phen to valvular heart disease ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Can Thyroid Supplements Help You Lose Weight? Doctors ... - AOL

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  7. Thyromimetic - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Some thyromimetic drugs are selective for various of these receptors over others, enabling more targeted effects and reducing toxicity. Thyromimetics selective for TRβ—including eprotirome , [ 3 ] sobetirome , [ 4 ] resmetirom , [ 5 ] and the prodrug VK2809 —have been investigated for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver ...

  8. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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    “When the thyroid underperforms, people often feel tired, gain weight, get cold easily, or even feel depressed. These symptoms can make life tough, so doctors often prescribe levothyroxine to ...

  9. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis - Wikipedia

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    After several case reports in the 18th and 19th centuries, periodic paralysis was first described in full by the German neurologist Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal (1833–1890) in 1885. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In 1926 the Japanese physician Tetsushiro Shinosaki, from Fukuoka , observed the high rate of thyroid disease in Japanese people with periodic paralysis.