Trends in prescribing anti-obesity pharmacotherapy for paediatric weight management: Data from the POWER Work Group.

Claudia BorzutzkyEileen KingClaudia K FoxWilliam StratbuckerJared TuckerJennifer K YeeSeema KumarSuzanne CudaBrooke SweeneyShelley Kirknull On Behalf Of The Power Work Group

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2020)

These data suggest the need for (a) additional robust paediatric drug trials to further develop the evidence base guiding use or non-use of pharmacotherapy in paediatric weight management, and (b) increased understanding of both facilitators and barriers to prescribing anti-obesity pharmacotherapy for youth with obesity.

Keyphrases

weight loss
weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
intensive care unit
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
primary care
emergency department
physical activity
smoking cessation
body mass index
electronic health record
adverse drug
mental health
big data
young adults
adipose tissue
body weight