FDA Asks: Does Obesity Change Your Pill Dosage? Comment Now!
Published Date: 5/1/2026
Notice
Summary
The FDA wants to hear from everyone about how obesity might change the way medicines work and how they should be dosed. This could help make sure people with obesity get the safest and most effective drug doses. If you have ideas, send your comments by June 30, 2026—this could shape future drug rules and impact healthcare costs.
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FDA Seeks Input on Obesity and Drug Dosing
If you have obesity or care for a child with obesity, the FDA is asking for public comments by June 30, 2026 (Docket No. FDA-2026-N-3499) about how obesity changes drug effects and whether dosing recommendations should differ. The notice cites that about 40% of adults and about 20% of children have obesity and defines adult obesity as body mass index (BMI) of >=30 kg/m2 and pediatric obesity as BMI at or above the 95th percentile.
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