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Obesity is a significant public health issue in Romania, with 70% of the population overweight and 40% suffering from obesity. A national conference focused on solutions for this chronic disease emphasized the importance of medical supervision for treatment. Experts warned against self-medication and purchasing medications from unverified sources, stressing that prescriptions should come from authorized pharmacies. The president of the Coalition of Organizations of Patients with Chronic Conditions highlighted the need for authenticity in medication purchases. Additionally, the president of the Romanian College of Physicians clarified that family medicine is a recognized specialty, with family doctors being specialists themselves.