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The use of virtual visits for obesity pharmacotherapy in patients with overweight or obesity compared with in-person encounters.

Marcio L GriebelerW Scott ButschPaloma RodriguezLaura LomeliMatthew KampertVinni MakinUla Abed AlwahabElena BorukhErin DaigleJames BenaKevin M PantaloneBartolome Burguera
Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2022)
These results indicate that the virtual obesity pharmacotherapy visits in adults aged 18 to 65 years prescribed phentermine are effective and noninferior in achieving meaningful weight loss after 12 weeks. Future clinical trials are needed to better assess the effectiveness of televisits for obesity pharmacotherapy.
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