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When should anorectic drugs be prescribed for weight loss?
This video discusses when anorectic medication should be prescribed for weight loss taking into consideration Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 30 and part of a lifestyle modification course in the hospital.
Further in the video I discuss indications for the prescription of this medication.
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When should anorectic drugs be prescribed for weight loss? Anorectic drugs mean these are drugs that work on the brain to reduce appetite and they are the best available treatments for obesity. So there are many that are available in the NHS. Only recently we had one approved and you qualify for it only if your body mass index is over 30 and you're part of a lifestyle modification course in the hospital. Otherwise, you could potentially purchase them through the private sector, but that is a very different Generally speaking, the indications for these medications outside the NHS are as follows. So you can have these medications if your body mass index is over 27 and you have medical conditions associated with obesity, or your body mass index is over 30 and you don't have medical conditions.
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