List of TGA Approved Medications for use in weight management
Liraglutide (Saxenda)
A daily self injection that works both on your stomach to make you feel full and directly on your appetite control centre of the brain to stop hunger and cravings.
Phentermine
a centrally acting hunger suppressant and stimulant.
Bupropion/Naltrexone
A double medication combination that works both on the appetite control centre to reduce hunger and also on the behavioural centre that causes addictive eating behaviour – this reduces triggered eating and cravings.
Orlistat
Available over the counter, It binds fat and reduces calorie absorption. Diarrhoea is a common side effect