WHO considers adding obesity drugs on its 'essential medicin

WHO considers adding obesity drugs on its 'essential medicines' list

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

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