Table 9.
Drug/Placebo | No. of Trials | Maximal Weight Loss (kg) | Weeks to Half Maximal Weight Loss (wk) | Drop Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Orlistat | 31 | −6.65 | 35.4 | 29.0 |
Lorcaserin | 5 | −5.39 | 19.3 | 40.9 |
Liraglutide | 3 | −7.68 | 12.7 | 24.3 |
Topiramate/phentermine | 6 | −15.6 | 29.8 | 34.9 |
Naltrexone/bupropion | 6 | −13.2 | 35.2 | 49.1 |
Placebo | 51 | −2.71 | 12.3 |
Maximal weight loss is the modeled maximal effect and does not contain the placebo effect.
Data are from Dong et al., 2017 (334).