Appetite Suppressants, Sympathomimetic (Systemic)

Category

• Appetite suppressant—Benzphetamine; Diethylpropion; Mazindol; Phendimetrazine; Phentermine

Description

Sympathomimetic appetite suppressants are used in the short-term treatment of obesity. Their appetite-reducing effect tends to decrease after a few weeks. Because of this, these medicines are useful only during the first few weeks of a weight-loss program. The sympathomimetic appetite suppressants can help you to lose weight while you are learning new ways to eat and to exercise. Changes in eating habits and activity level must be developed and continued long-term in order for you to continue losing weight and to keep the lost weight from returning.

These medicines are available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral
• Benzphetamine
  • Tablets (U.S.)
• Diethylpropion
  • Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
  • Extended-release tablets (U.S. and Canada)
• Mazindol
  • Tablets (U.S. and Canada)
• Phendimetrazine
  • Extended-release capsules (U.S.)
  • Tablets (U.S.)
• Phentermine
  • Capsules (U.S.)
  • Resin capsules (U.S. and Canada)
  • Tablets (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S.—

• Adipex-P ⁵
• Adipost ⁴
• Bontril PDM ⁴
• Bontril Slow-Release ⁴
• Didrex ¹
• Fastin ⁵
• Ionamin ⁵
• Mazanor ³
• Melfiat ⁴
• Obenix ⁵
• Obezine ⁴
• Phendiet ⁴
• Phendiet-105 ⁴
• Phentercot ⁵
• Phentride ⁵
• Plegine ⁴
• Prelu-2 ⁴
• Pro-Fast ⁵
• PT 105 ⁴
• Sanorex ³
• Tenuate ²
• Tenuate Dospan ²
• Tepanil Ten-Tab ²
• Teramine ⁵
• Zantryl ⁵

In Canada—

• Ionamin ⁵
• Sanorex ³
• Tenuate ²
• Tenuate Dospan ²

Other commonly used names are:

• Amfepramone
• Benzfetamine