The generic stimulant phentermine is approved for short-term use. A low-dose version of Xenical, called Alli, is available without a prescription. Subscribe to The Charlotte Observer .
The generic stimulant phentermine, the most widely used drug, is approved only for short-term use. A low-dose version of Xenical, called Alli, is available without a prescription. The F.D.A. is expected to decide this month whether to approve two new ...
phentermine and diethylpropion, are also available for more short-term weight-loss use and are sold generically. "We actually have very few options," Dr. Mitchell Roslin, chief of obesity surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, said, citing lifestyle ...
including phentermine. Food and Drug Administration scientists said they requested the withdrawal because Meridia's risks were not outweighed by "the very modest weight loss that people achieve on this drug." On average, patients lost five pounds with the ...
... Phase III Conquer ... the incidence of new onset of type 2 diabetes, compared with placebo therapy. Qnexa is a once-daily oral controlled-release formulation of low-dose phentermine and topiramate, which Vivus ...
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