Table 1 Identified themes and sub-themes.

The concept of pharmacotherapy as a treatment for obesity

Patients do not want to take medication for life

Side effects

Concerns over interactions

Perception of obesity and its complications

Society is still looking at it as a psychological failure

Benefit to risk ratio of treatment

Patient are deciding what to do and where to go with limited information

The cost of treatment

Limited access due cost being prohibitive

HCP knowledge and reassurance

Guidance of the HCP to improve compliance