Managing Obesity Through Lifestyle and Medication Interventions for Pharmacy Technicians

Obesity has become an epidemic here in the United States and is the leading factor seen in some of the top preventable deaths like heart disease and diabetes. Having a base knowledge on management of obesity to give to our patients can lessen the disease burden and risk of mortality. In this program we will discuss the prevalence of obesity, how to manage it utilizing both non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic routes, as well as obtaining a general knowledge of the medications currently available to these patients.