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Observational studyDrug design, development and therapy2024

Safety and Effectiveness of Naltrexone-Bupropion in Korean Adults with Obesity: Post-Marketing Surveillance Study.

Young Sang Lyu, Hongyup Ahn, Sangmo Hong, Cheol-Young Park

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Observational study in Drug design, development and therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  2. Recent Studies on the Effectiveness and Safety of Anti-Obesity Medications: A Scoping Review.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026
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4 authors.

Young Sang LyuDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5929-1215
Hongyup AhnDepartment of Statistics, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sangmo HongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Republic of Korea.
Cheol-Young ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9415-9965

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the safety and effectiveness of naltrexone-bupropion in Korean adults with obesity. Patients and methods: This was a prospective, observational multicenter study from April 29, 2016, to April 28, 2022. Individuals with obesity with a body mass index of ≥30 kg/m Results: In total, 41.34% individuals reported drug-related adverse reactions, such as nausea (19.12%), headache (7.68%), and dizziness (5.23%). Older age and comorbidities were significantly associated with adverse events. At 12 weeks after reaching the maintenance dose, naltrexone-bupropion 32/360 mg resulted in the greatest weight reduction (-7.21%) compared with other doses, which persisted at week 24 (-7.69%). The naltrexone-bupropion 16/180 mg resulted in significant weight reduction, achieving -5.99% and -9.18% reductions at weeks 12 and 24, similar to that with naltrexone-bupropion 32/360 mg. Young age and no comorbidities were significantly associated >5% weight reduction. Conclusion: Naltrexone-bupropion demonstrated marked stability and weight loss effectiveness, particularly in young individuals with obesity without comorbidities. Therefore, individualized treatment is necessary when prescribing naltrexone-bupropion.

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BupropionNaltrexoneObesityAdultAnti-Obesity AgentsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug CombinationsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProduct Surveillance, PostmarketingProspective StudiesRepublic of KoreaYoung AdultAnti-Obesity AgentsBupropionbupropion hydrochloride, naltrexone hydrochoride drug combinationDrug CombinationsNaltrexoneadverse eventsnaltrexone-bupropionobesity managementpost-marketing surveyweight loss efficacy

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PMID39583631
PMCPMC11585262

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