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Drugs for weight loss have been used for a long time in practice, however recent developments prompted the need for this special edition. The goals of this collection are to discuss the current generations of weight loss drugs as it relates to their practical use by clinicians, consideration for future developments by scientists, regulatory framework, economics, and ethics.