WHO to consider adding obesity drugs to 'essential' medicines list

WHO advisers to consider whether obesity medication should be added to Essential Medicines List

Advisers to the World Health Organization will consider next month whether to add liraglutide, the active ingredient in certain diabetes and obesity medications, to its list of essential medicines.

WHO considers adding obesity drugs on its ‘essential medicines’ list

WHO is considering adding drugs to combat obesity to its “essential medicines list," which could pave way for governments to recommend the products to lower income countries.

Are anti-obesity drugs essential medicine? WHO to decide

The medicine was originally intended to treat diabetes, but advisers to the World Health Organization say it can help curb obesity.

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A new obesity drug may go on the WHO's list of recommended essential medicines, enabling help for millions worldwide, but some health experts are skeptical.

WHO to consider adding obesity drugs to ‘essential’ medicines list

LONDON (Reuters) – Drugs that combat obesity are under consideration for the first time for the World Health Organization’s “essential medicines list,” used to guide government purchasing decisions in low- and middle-income countries, the U.N. agency told Reuters. A panel of advisers to the WHO will review new requests for drugs to be included next month, with an updated essential medicines list due in September. The request to consider obesity …

WHO Considers Making Obesity Drugs Part Of 'Essential Medicines List'

The addition of the drugs could benefit many countries, especially those with low- and middle-income status.