A review of anti-obesity medications and anaesthesia

KG Gordon; GA Horsten; CI Botha

doi:10.36303/SAJAA.3208

A review of anti-obesity medications and anaesthesia

Authors

KG Gordon University of KwaZulu-Natal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4058-2776
GA Horsten https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3640-0412
CI Botha Life Hilton Private Hospital https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7154-7302

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36303/SAJAA.3208

Keywords:

anti-obesity medications, anaesthesia

Abstract

The growing use of anti-obesity medications (AOM) in an expanding population of overweight and obese patients renders these drugs of importance to the anaesthesiologist. We review the current pharmacotherapy available in South Africa, the drugs' mechanism of action (MOA), and their potential interactions and implications with various anaesthetic agents during the perioperative period.

Author Biographies

KG Gordon, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Department of Anaesthesia, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

GA Horsten

Private Practice, South Africa

CI Botha, Life Hilton Private Hospital

Life Hilton Private Hospital, South Africa

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Published

2025-06-30

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (2025)

Section

Review Articles

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