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In 1959, phentermine first received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an appetite suppressant. [43] Eventually a hydrochloride salt and a resin form became available. [43] Phentermine was marketed with fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine as a combination appetite suppressant and fat burning agent under the popular name fen ...
Aid Access is a nonprofit organization that provides access to medication abortion by mail to the United States and worldwide. It describes its work as a harm reduction strategy designed to provide safe access to mifepristone and misoprostol for those able to become pregnant in the United States who may not otherwise have access to abortion or miscarriage management services. [2]
Phentermine and topiramate was developed by Vivus, a California pharmaceutical company. In December 2009, Vivus, Inc. submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the FDA and on 1 March 2010, Vivus, Inc. announced that the FDA accepted the NDA for review.
Fen-phen (popular combination of fenfluramine and phentermine) 1997 Cardiotoxicity Fenclofenac: 1984 UK Cutaneous reactions; animal carcinogenicity. [3] Fenclozic acid: 1970 UK, US Hepatotoxicity. [3] Fenfluramine: 1997 European Union, UK, US, India, South Africa, others
A line of customers wait to pick up prescriptions at a pharmacy in Queens, New York. Credit - Lindsey Nicholson—Universal Images Group/Getty Images
Several doctors with a private practice offer online consultations and e-prescriptions for a fee. [71] Honduras: Central America: N/A: N/A: After having been available one for cases of rape, it became legal for universal access in March 2023. [72] [73] Hong Kong: Asia [74] Iceland: Europe (LNG only) [75] India: Asia <33% [76] Indonesia: Asia ...
Policymakers could also recognize, in the form of research funding, that the toll of mental illness rivals that of many other diseases. Right now, for every dollar that the federal government spends on medical research through the National Institutes of Health, 16 cents goes to HIV/AIDS, 11 cents goes to cancer, and less than four cents go to ...
Chlorphentermine, sold under the brand names Apsedon, Desopimon, and Lucofen, is a serotonergic appetite suppressant of the amphetamine family. Developed in 1962, it is the para-chloro derivative of the better-known appetite suppressant phentermine, which is still in current use.