Given the obesity epidemic, decision makers are looking to identify cost-effective strategies to improve the health of their obese members.

Few effective medical interventions for weight loss are available.

These results show that, in addition to clinically significant weight loss, Qsymia generates improvements in quality of life and reductions in medication costs.

If benefits persist beyond medication cessation, results suggest that Qsymia may be a cost-effective nonsurgical alternative for weight management.