THE ROLE OF THE PHARMACIST TO BETTER FRAMEWORK FOR THE SAFETY OF SIBUTRAMIN FOR THE CONTROL OF OBESITY IN CHILDREN
It is a consensus that obesity in childhood and adolescence has increased significantly in recent decades, making it a worrying case in global health. Obesity is a pathology of the group of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) which can be defined as a disease characterized by excessive increase...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Publicação independente |
| Repositorio: | Scientia Generalis |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.scientiageneralis.com.br:article/170 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://scientiageneralis.com.br/index.php/SG/article/view/170 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Sibutramina; Obesidad; Infanto Juvenil. Sibutramine; Obesity; Children and Youth. Sibutramina Obesidade Infantojuvenil |
| Sumario: | It is a consensus that obesity in childhood and adolescence has increased significantly in recent decades, making it a worrying case in global health. Obesity is a pathology of the group of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) which can be defined as a disease characterized by excessive increase in fat (TARDIDO; FALCÃO, 2006). Pharmacological therapy is recommended as an adjunct tool for obese or overweight patients who may be associated with life-threatening comorbidities. Anti-obesity drugs generally act by decreasing appetite, inhibiting fat absorption or increasing energy consumption and thermogenesis, and also on neurotransmission systems. Among the drugs used as slimming, we can highlight: Sibutramine, Sertraline and Fluoxetine. This article aims to understand the role of the pharmacist, given the situation of their client-patient in the use of sibutramine, thus contributing to a better control and dosage of appetite, bringing satisfactory results to combat obesity. The benefits of using pharmacological agents are to promote increased patient adherence to nutritional and behavioral changes, in addition to weight loss and improved life. For that, a descriptive research with a qualitative approach of literature review was used. |
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