OFF LABEL USE OF DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY IN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Larissa Souza dos Reis Gonçalves Universidade Iguaçu
  • Thiago Pereira de Abreu Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v7i10.2654

Keywords:

Obesity. Treatment. Tedications. Off label.

Abstract

Obesity is a chronic disease, which is characterized by excessive fat accumulation in the body. A person is considered obese when their body mass index is equal to or greater than 30kg/m². Overweight is present in 60% of Brazilians. Nowadays, the options of medications for obesity treatment are scarce and do not adapt well to all individuals, because of this, the lack of off label medications appears as an alternative, and should be carried out individually for each patient. The article seeks to describe and analyze the use of the main off label drugs most prescribed for obesity in Brazil, discussing the aspects related to the need of their use through the article review methodology.

Author Biographies

Larissa Souza dos Reis Gonçalves, Universidade Iguaçu

Universidade Iguaçu (UNIG) - Graduação em Farmácia.

Thiago Pereira de Abreu, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) -  Graduação em Farmácia. Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho (IBCCF - UFRJ) - Pós-graduação em Fisiologia.  School of Medicine na Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore EUA) - Doutorado em Fisiologia.

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Published

2021-10-30

How to Cite

Gonçalves, L. S. dos R. ., & Abreu, T. P. de . (2021). OFF LABEL USE OF DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY IN BRAZIL. Revista Ibero-Americana De Humanidades, Ciências E Educação, 7(10), 1165–1177. https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v7i10.2654

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 10 (2021): Revista Ibero- Americana de Humanidades, Ciências e Educação.

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