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Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2017 Nov 20;42(3):495–500. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.287

Table 1.

List of FDA-approved obesity medications

	Year approved
FDA approved for short-term use, drug name (brand name)
Phentermine (Adipex, Suprenza)	1959
Diethylpropion (Tenuate)	1950
Phendimetrazine (Bontril PDM)	1956–1960
Benzphetamine (Regimex, Didrex)	1956–1960
FDA approved for long-term use, drug name (brand name)
Orlistat (Xenical)^a	1999
Lorcaserin (Belviq)	2012
Phentermine/Topiramate (Qysmia)	2012
Liraglutide (Saxenda)	2014
Bupropion/Naltrexone (Contrave)	2014

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