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. 2020 Jan 22;11:2042018819897527. doi: 10.1177/2042018819897527

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Figure 1. — Linkage of drug treatment and body weight.

Questions to be addressed when pharmacotherapy is planned in obese patients: Can the drug be given in the same dose as in normal weight patients? Does the drug promote weight gain or weight loss (might there be an alternative drug with better metabolic properties in obese patients). Are efficacy and side effects of the drug independent of body composition?