Success rate of Orlistat in primary-care practice is limited by failure to follow prescribing recommendations: the referral letter content vs clinical reality
2003
Linné, Y. | Rooth, P. | Rössner, S.
Numerous referrals to our Obesity Unit state that 'treatment with Orlistat did not work'. This surprised us, since Orlistat has been well documented to result in long-term sustained moderate weight loss. A simple questionnaire to 70 such patients, however, revealed that in many cases the referral physician had not observed basic rules and regulations, nor given appropriate information on Orlistat use.
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书目信息
出版者
Nature Publishing Group
其它主题
Weight loss; Female; Male; Treatment failure; Therapeutic use; Primary health care; Adult; Clinical competence; Anti-obesity agents
语言
英语
注释
Includes references
类型
Journal Article; Text
2024-02-28
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