Association of Pharmacological Treatments for Obesity With Weight Loss and Adverse Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Khera R, Murad MH, Chandar AK, Dulai PS, Wang Z, Prokop LJ, Loomba R, Camilleri M, Singh S. Association of Pharmacological Treatments for Obesity With Weight Loss and Adverse Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA 2016, 315: 2424-2434. PMID: 27299618, PMCID: PMC5617638, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.7602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsClinical trialsWeight lossObese adultsHigher oddsAdverse event-related treatment discontinuationSystematic reviewSignificant excess weight lossCumulative ranking (SUCRA) probabilitiesDiscontinuation of therapyExcess weight lossProportion of patientsManagement of obesityQuality of evidenceWeight loss agentsWeb of ScienceTreatment discontinuationCochrane CENTRALPharmacological treatmentMagnitude of decreaseGRADE criteriaDrug treatmentLiraglutideMAIN OUTCOMEPlacebo participants