Weight management medications for chronic use in 37 veterans affairs medical centers—A medication use evaluation
Smaller weight loss and higher discontinuation rates were observed relative to clinical trials. The MUE data allow for better assessment of benefits and risks for Veterans prescribed WMMs.
Authors
- Samaneh Ghassemi
- Peter Glassman
- Kenneth Bukowski
- Muriel Burk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0278-5918)
- Madeline McCarren
- Elaine M. Furmaga
- Samantha Walczuk
- Fran Cunningham
Institutions
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital (US)
- Rehabilitation Research and Development Service (US)
- Medication Management (United States) (US)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (AU)
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Science & Practice
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.70002
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.45