TY - JOUR T1 - Pharmacological management of obese child JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 108 LP - 112 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301127 VL - 98 IS - 3 AU - Razia Petkar AU - Neil Wright Y1 - 2013/06/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/98/3/108.abstract N2 - Childhood overweight and obesity are increasingly common management problems for clinicians. This review focuses on the pharmacological management of obesity in children. It considers historical treatments, the options currently available (principally orlistat and metformin) and some potential future therapeutic interventions. The short term psychological effect of obesity and longer term health impact are discussed. The clinical settings in which drug treatment may be appropriate, the importance of lifestyle interventions, and the evidence and clinical guidance that underpin their use are discussed. ER -