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- Title
Consensus on pharmacological treatment of obesity in Latin America.
- Authors
Cappelletti, Ana María; Valenzuela Montero, Alex; Cercato, Cintia; Duque Ossman, John Jairo; Fletcher Vasquez, Pablo Enrique; García García, Juan Eduardo; Mancillas‐Adame, Leonardo Guadalupe; Manrique, Herald Andrés; Ranchos Monterroso, Flor de María; Segarra, Pablo; Navas, Trina
- Abstract
Summary: A panel of 10 experts in obesity from various Latin American countries held a Zoom meeting intending to reach a consensus on the use of anti‐obesity medicines and make updated recommendations suitable for the Latin American population based on the available evidence. A questionnaire with 16 questions was developed using the Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome (Result) methodology, which was iterated according to the modified Delphi methodology, and a consensus was reached with 80% or higher agreement. Failure to reach a consensus led to a second round of analysis with a rephrased question and the same rules for agreement. The recommendations were drafted based on the guidelines of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice. This panel of experts recommends drug therapy in patients with a body mass index of ≥30 or ≥27 kg/m2 plus at least one comorbidity, when lifestyle changes are not enough to achieve the weight loss objective; alternatively, lifestyle changes could be maintained while considering individual parameters. Algorithms for the use of long‐term medications are suggested based on drugs that increase or decrease body weight, results, contraindications, and medications that are not recommended. The authors concluded that anti‐obesity treatments should be individualized and multidisciplinary.
- Subjects
AMERICAN College of Cardiology; AMERICAN Heart Association; DRUG therapy; OBESITY; BODY mass index; WEIGHT loss; BODY weight
- Publication
Obesity Reviews, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1467-7881
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/obr.13683