Yamamoto-Cuevas J, Almeda-Valdés P, Castro-Martínez G, Duarte-Vega M, González-Girón G, Lavalle-González FJ, Laviada-Molina HA, Mesa-Pérez JA, Pravin-Mehta R, Sánchez-Mijangos JH, Violante-Ortiz RM, Zúñiga-Guajardo S, Gómez-Miranda JE, Aldrete-Velasco JA, Camacho-Silva B, Mondragón-Benítez O

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ABSTRACT

Obesity is an important problem both nationally and worldwide, this is related to the increase in cases of systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus with the consequent increase in morbidity and mortality and health costs, which emphasizes the need for health policies for an early diagnosis and effective and safe treatment. Recently, the use of lorcaserin for the pharmacological treatment of obesity was approved. The objective of this article is to review the available and updated scientific literature on lorcaserin and be a reference framework for decision-making regarding the prescription of this drug. For the preparation of this guide specialists in internal medicine, endocrinology, a librarian and an expert in methodology were involved. An extensive search was conducted on PubMed and other specialized websites. It is concluded that lorcaserin is a well tolerated drug with mild adverse effects and a good safety profile at a dose of 10 mg twice a day, it has also presented benefits in glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.