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Case Report: Off Label Utilization of Topiramate and Metformin in Patients With BMI ≥50 kg/m(2) Prior to Bariatric Surgery

FDA approved anti-obesity medications may not be cost effective for patients struggling with pre-operative weight loss prior to bariatric surgery. Metformin, a biguanide, and Topiramate, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, both cost effective medications, have demonstrated weight loss when used for the...

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Autores principales: Sari, Cetin, Seip, Richard L., Umashanker, Devika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7947603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33716960
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2021.588016