Weight Loss Pill Market Revenue, Opportunity, Segment and Key Trends 2019-2028
In general, most people initially try to lose weight using diet and exercise. Prescription diet pills are used in more severe circumstances when weight loss has not been successful and the patient has important health risks associated with being overweight or obese. However, diet and exercise should always be used in conjunction with prescription weight loss drugs. Most prescription weight loss drugs remark in the package labeling that a person should meet certain requirements, such as a specified body mass index (BMI) or have a serious weight-related medical risk before using these drugs. Weight loss drugs are usually designated for obese patients with an initial body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 kg/m2 or overweight patients with a BMI greater than 27 kg/m2 in the presence of other risk factors like high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol. A type of weight loss pill is the appetite suppressant pills. Appetite suppressants are drugs that trick the body into believin...