Antiobesity Medication Use in 2.2 Million Adults Across Eight Large Health Care Organizations: 2009-2015.
David R SaxonSean J IwamotoChristie J MettenbrinkEmily McCormickDavid ArterburnMatthew F DaleyCaryn E OshiroCorinna KoebnickMichael HorbergDeborah Rohm YoungDaniel H BessesenPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)
Weight-loss medications are rarely prescribed to eligible patients. Phentermine accounted for > 75% of all medication days, with a majority of patients filling it for more than 4 months. Less than one-quarter of prescribing providers accounted for approximately 90% of all prescriptions.