Pharmacist-managed weight-loss program using meal-replacement product

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Clinical review and role of clinical pharmacists in obesity management: An opinion of the endocrine and metabolism practice and research network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

“…Seventeen articles were obtained and summarized (Table 1). [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] In the past 10 years, most of the literature on pharmacy-led obesity management comes from community pharmacy initiatives worldwide (U.S., U.K., Spain, Australia, and Thailand) to implement weight-loss or weight-management programs as a service to the community. Most of the interventions used were pre/post studies to determine the effect of the pharmacist-led service.…”

“…33,34 Additionally, clinical pharmacists can discuss the implications of being overweight and the relationship of obesity with all eligible patients at every encounter to make a meaningful impact toward success. 35 T A B L E Summary of pharmacist-engaged obesity initiatives [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]…”