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Phentermine is an norepinephrine and dopamine releasing agent (NDRA) and produces stimulant, rewarding, and appetite suppressant effects. [8] [9] [10] Chemically, it is a substituted amphetamine. [11] Phentermine was approved for medical use in the United States in 1959. [3] It is available as a generic medication. [3]
In 1984, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center reported that they had performed a double-blind, controlled clinical trial comparing phentermine alone, fenfluramine alone, a combination of phentermine and fenfluramine, and placebo, for weight loss in humans. Weight loss in those receiving the fen-phen combination was ...
Phentermine-topiramate. This is a combination of an appetite suppressant called phentermine and an anticonvulsant called topiramate. Phentermine-topiramate is effective for weight loss and seems ...
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.
Substituted amphetamines, or simply amphetamines, are a class of compounds based upon the amphetamine structure; [1] it includes all derivative compounds which are formed by replacing, or substituting, one or more hydrogen atoms in the amphetamine core structure with substituents.
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.
Fenfluramine is indicated for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome and Lennox–Gastaut syndrome in people age two and older. [3] [7] [4]Dravet syndrome is a life-threatening, rare and chronic form of epilepsy. [7]
Phenmetrazine, sold under the brand name Preludin among others, is a stimulant drug first synthesized in 1952 and originally used as an appetite suppressant, but withdrawn from the market in the 1980s due to widespread misuse.