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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Nov 22;46(3):555–563. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-01019-6

Table 3.

Documented Adverse Events

Incidence (n=304 per year) Treatment Suspended Adverse Events
Total 68 (22.4%) 26 (8.6%) Treatment was suspended in 9% of the subjects due to side effects. None were severe enough to prompt hospitalization.
Phentermine/ Topiramate-ER 32/155 (20.6%) 10 (6.4%) Insomnia (4.3%), paresthesia (3.6%).
Dry mouth (2.9%), constipation (1.4%), Nausea (2.2%), Restlessness (1.4%), Anxiety (2.9), Others (3.6%)
Liraglutide 19/80 (23.7%) 4 (5.0%) Nausea (14.3%), Diarrhea (7.1%)
Vomiting (4.3%), dyspepsia (2.9%) Constipation (1.4%), mood change (1.4%), others (7.1%)
Lorcaserin 2/19 (10.5%) 2 (10.5%) Dizziness (10.5%)
Bupropion/Naltrexone-SR 15/50 (30.0%) 9 (18.0%) Nausea (18.8%)
Mood changes (6.3%), Vomiting (2%), Constipation (4.1%). Other (10.4%)