Title
Drugs commonly associated with weight change: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Date Issued
01 February 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Leppin A.
Sonbol M.
Altayar O.
Undavalli C.
Wang Z.
Elraiyah T.
Brito J.
Mauck K.
Lababidi M.
Prokop L.
Asi N.
Wei J.
Fidahussein S.
Murad M.
Publisher(s)
Endocrine Society
Abstract
Context: Various drugs affect body weight as a side effect. Objective: We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the evidence about commonly prescribed drugs and their association with weight change. Data Sources: MEDLINE, DARE, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched to identify published systematic reviews as a source for trials. Study Selection: We included randomized trials that compared an a priori selected list of drugs to placebo and measured weight change. Data Extraction: We extracted data in duplicate and assessed the methodological quality using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Results: We included 257 randomized trials (54 different drugs; 84 696 patients enrolled). Weight gain was associated with the use of amitriptyline (1.8 kg), mirtazapine (1.5 kg), olanzapine (2.4 kg), quetiapine (1.1 kg), risperidone (0.8 kg), gabapentin (2.2 kg), tolbutamide (2.8 kg), pioglitazone (2.6 kg), glimepiride (2.1 kg), gliclazide (1.8 kg), glyburide (2.6 kg), glipizide (2.2 kg), sitagliptin (0.55 kg), and nateglinide (0.3 kg). Weight loss was associated with the use of metformin (1.1 kg), acarbose (0.4 kg), miglitol (0.7 kg), pramlintide (2.3 kg), liraglutide (1.7 kg), exenatide (1.2 kg), zonisamide (7.7 kg), topiramate (3.8 kg), bupropion (1.3 kg), and fluoxetine (1.3 kg). For many other remaining drugs (including antihypertensives and antihistamines), the weight change was either statistically nonsignificant or supported by very low-quality evidence. Conclusions: Several drugs are associated with weight change of varying magnitude. Data are provided to guide the choice of drug when several options exist and institute preemptive weight loss strategies when obesogenic drugs are prescribed.
Start page
363
End page
370
Volume
100
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia Endocrinología, Metabolismo (incluyendo diabetes, hormonas)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84922486127
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
ISSN of the container
0021972X
Source funding
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Sponsor(s)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences UL1TR000135
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