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Anorectic
Drugs
A number of drugs
have been developed and marketed to replace amphetamines as appetite suppressants.
These anorectic drugs include benzphetamine (Didrex®), diethylproprion
(Tenuate®, Tepanil®), mazindol (Sanorex®, Mazanor®), phendimetrazine
(Bontril®, Prelu-27®), and phentermine (lonamin®, Fastin®,
Adipex®). These substances are in Schedule III or IV of the CSA and
produce some amphetamine-like effects. Of these diet pills, phentermine
is the most widely prescribed and most frequently encountered on the illicit
market. Two Schedule IV anorectics often used in combination with phentermine
(phen-fen combo), fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine, were removed from
the U.S. market due to heart valve problems.
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