E207 - Injectable drugs for weight management

About this episode

Jo Cheah interviews Terri-Lynne South about injectable drugs for weight management and their implications for prescribers.

Jo Cheah talks to Terri-Lynne South, Medical Director at Lifestyle Metabolic in Brisbane, about her paper on injectable drugs for weight management. Terri-Lynne outlines the available GLP-1 drugs and how they work in managing weight. The conversation also covers important considerations for prescribers, including off-label use, potential adverse effects and the need for behavioural and lifestyle modifications. Read the full article by Terri-Lynne and her co-author Natasha Yates in Australian Prescriber.

People in this episode

Host: Jo Cheah

Guest: Terri-Lynne South

Topics covered

• injectable drugs
• weight management
• GLP-1 drugs
• prescribing considerations
• adverse effects
• lifestyle modifications

Keywords

• injectable drugs
• weight management
• GLP-1
• prescribers
• adverse effects
• lifestyle modifications

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lifestyle Metabolic, Australian Prescriber

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