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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.
Source: DEA |
