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[6] [6] Peak concentrations of phentermine are reached 6 hours following oral administration of a dose of 15 mg. [6] The steady-state levels of phentermine with continuous administration have been found to be around 200 ng/mL in clinical studies. [6] The oral bioavailability of phentermine is not affected by intake of a high-fat meal. [6]
In 1959, phentermine had been FDA approved and fenfluramine in 1973. In the early 1990s two studies found that a combination of the drugs was more effective than either on its own; fen-phen became popular in the United States and had more than 18 million prescriptions in 1996. [ 40 ]
Fenfluramine as a single drug was first introduced in the 1970s, but was not popular because it only temporarily reduced weight. [1] A 1984 study found a weight loss of 7.5 kg on average in 24 weeks, as compared to 4.4 kg under placebo. [4]
For maintenance of blood pressure in hypotensive states, the dose for adults is 30 to 45 mg as a single dose, repeated as necessary or followed by intravenous infusion of 0.1% mephentermine in 5% dextrose, with the rate and duration of administration depending on the patient's response.
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After her body started to “fill out,” people found it “unacceptable” that she was getting “thicker.” “Then I had industry people: ‘They liked your body and how you were as a skinny ...
Approximately 5 million people in the United States were given fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine with or without phentermine between 1996 and 1998. [ 8 ] In the early 1990s, French researchers reported an association of fenfluramine with primary pulmonary hypertension and dyspnea in a small sample of patients. [ 8 ]
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