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medications that increase body weight  

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  • Two classes of medications may increase body weight. One class is designed to increase body weight or increase appetite in cachexic patients, and this class includes four approved products (oxandrolone, dronabinol, megestrol, and growth hormone). [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Medications that Increase Body Weight]

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