Avtor/Urednik | Marc, Gašper | |
Naslov | Farmakoterapija debelosti | |
Prevedeni naslov | Pharmacotherapy of obesity | |
Tip | članek | |
Vir | Farm Vestn | |
Vol. in št. | Letnik 53, št. 4 | |
Leto izdaje | 2002 | |
Obseg | str. 401-4 | |
Jezik | slo | |
Abstrakt | Overweight and obesity have developed in epidemy which represents major public health concern: Primary treatment modalities are based on life-style changes including exercise, dietary and behavior modifications. Due to limited efficiency different concepts of pharmacological management were introduced. The pharmacotherapy of obesity has been a source of very different opinions and widely misunderstood in the past. Efficacy and safety of available drugs was limited. However, introduction of new drugs has improved therapeutic possibilities. Different clinical trials showed that new antobesity drugs could play important role in complex weight management programs. | |
Izvleček | Čezmerna telesna masa in debelost sta se razvili v epidemijo, ki postaja resen medicinski problem. Osnovo odpravljanja debelosti predstavlja sprememba življenskega sloga, ki vključuje ustrezno prilagoditev načina prehranjevanja in fizično aktivnost. Uspešnost različnih nefarmakoloških pristopov je omejena, zato je že dlje časa prisotna želja po uporabi zdravil. Mnenja o uporabi zdravil so se v preteklosti močno razhajala, od popolnega zavračanja do nekritične uporabe. Možnosti, ki jih je imel na voljo terapevt, so bile zelo skromne in s stališča učinkovitosti in varnosti vprašljive. V zadnjih letih se stanje z uvedbo novih zdravil, ki so ustrezno klinično preizkušena, izboljšuje. Raziskave so pokazale, da je racionalna uporaba zdravil za zdravljenje debelosti kot ene izmed komponet kompleksnega programa koristna in da lahko doprinese k večji uspešnosti zdravljenja. | |
Deskriptorji | OBESITY APPETITE DEPRESSANTS |