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- Ten-Tab Anorectic diethylpropion appetite suppressant dieting nerve impulses
- appetite control center brain}
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- Copyright (C) 1993 Publications International, Ltd.
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- diethylpropion
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- BRAND NAMES (Manufacturers)
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- diethylpropion hydrochloride (various manufacturers)
- Tenuate (Lakeside Pharmaceutical)
- Tenuate Dospan (Lakeside Pharmaceutical)
- Tepanil (Riker)
- Tepanil Ten-Tab (Riker)
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- TYPE OF DRUG
-
- Anorectic
-
- INGREDIENT
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- diethylpropion
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- DOSAGE FORMS
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- Tablets (25 mg)
- Sustained-release tablets (75 mg)
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- STORAGE
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- Diethylpropion tablets should be stored at room temperature in tightly
- closed, light-resistant containers.
-
- USES
-
- Diethylpropion is used as an appetite suppressant during the first few
- weeks of dieting to help establish new eating habits. This medication is
- thought to relieve hunger by altering nerve impulses to the appetite control
- center in the brain. Its effectiveness lasts only for short periods (three to
- 12 weeks), however.
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- TREATMENT
-
- You can take diethylpropion with a full glass of water one hour before
- meals (unless your doctor directs you to do otherwise).
- In order to avoid difficulty in falling asleep, the last dose of this
- medication each day should be taken four to six hours before bedtime (regular
- tablets) or ten to 14 hours before bedtime (sustained-release tablets).
- The sustained-release form of this medication should be swallowed whole.
- Breaking, chewing, or crushing these tablets destroys their sustained-release
- activity and may increase the side effects.
- If you miss a dose, take the missed dose as soon as possible, unless it
- is almost time for your next dose. In that case, do not take the missed dose;
- just return to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double the next dose.
-
- SIDE EFFECTS
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- Minor.
-
- Blurred vision, constipation, diarrhea, dizziness, dry mouth,
- euphoria, fatigue, insomnia, irritability, nausea, nervousness, restlessness,
- stomach pain, sweating, tremors, unpleasant taste in the mouth, or vomiting.
- These side effects should disappear as your body adjusts to the medication.
- Dry mouth can be relieved by sucking on ice chips or a piece of hard
- candy or by chewing sugarless gum.
- In order to prevent constipation, increase the amount of fiber in your
- diet (fresh fruits and vegetables, salads, bran, and whole-grain breads),
- exercise, and drink more water (unless your doctor directs you to do
- otherwise).
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- Major.
-
- Tell your doctor about any side effects that are persistent or
- particularly bothersome. IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about
- changes in sexual desire, chest pain, difficulty in urinating, enlarged
- breasts (in both sexes), fever, hair loss, headaches, impotence, menstrual
- irregularities, mental depression, mood changes, mouth sores, muscle pains,
- nosebleeds, palpitations, rash, or sore throat.
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- INTERACTIONS
-
- Diethylpropion interacts with several other types of drugs:
- 1. Use of diethylpropion within 14 days of use of a monoamine oxidase
- (MAO) inhibitor (such as isocarboxazid, pargyline, phenelzine, and
- tranylcypromine) can result in high blood pressure and other side effects.
- 2. Barbiturate medications and phenothiazine tranquilizers (especially
- chlorpromazine) can antagonize (act against) the appetite suppressant activity
- of this medication, decreasing its effectiveness.
- 3. Diethylpropion can decrease the blood-pressure-lowering effects of
- antihypertensive medications (especially guanethidine) and may alter some
- insulin and oral antidiabetic medication dosages requirement in some diabetic
- patients.
- 4. The side effects of other central nervous system stimulants (such as
- caffeine and nonprescription appetite suppressants and cough, allergy, asthma,
- sinus, and cold preparations) may be increased by this medication.
- BE SURE TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about any medications you are currently
- taking, especially any listed above.
-
- WARNINGS
-
- * Be sure to tell your doctor about unusual or allergic reactions you
- have had to any medications, especially to diethylpropion or other appetite
- suppressants (including benzphetamine, phendimetrazine, phenmetrazine,
- fenfluramine, mazindol, and phentermine), or to epinephrine, norepinephrine,
- ephedrine, amphetamine, dextroamphetamine, phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine,
- pseudoephedrine, albuterol, metaproterenol, or terbutaline.
- * Tell your doctor if you have a history of drug abuse, or if you have
- ever had angina, diabetes mellitus, emotional disturbances, glaucoma, heart or
- cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, thyroid disease, or epilepsy.
- * Diethylpropion can mask the symptoms of extreme fatigue and can cause
- dizziness or light-headedness. Your ability to perform tasks that require
- alertness, such as driving a car or operating potentially dangerous equipment,
- may be decreased. Appropriate caution should, therefore, be taken.
- * Before surgery or other medical or dental treatment, tell your doctor
- or dentist you are taking diethylpropion.
- * Diethylpropion is related to amphetamine and may be habit-forming when
- taken for long periods (both physical and psychological dependence can occur).
- Therefore, you should not increase the dosage of this drug or take it for
- longer than 12 weeks unless you first consult your doctor. It is also
- important that you not stop taking this drug abruptly if you have been taking
- large doses for a long time. Fatigue, sleep disorders, mental depression,
- nausea or vomiting, or stomach cramps or pain could occur. Your doctor may
- want to decrease your dosage gradually.
- * Be sure to tell your doctor if you are pregnant. Although side effects
- in humans have not been thoroughly studied, some of the appetite suppressants
- such as, diethylpropion, have been shown to cause side effects in the fetuses
- of animals that received large doses during pregnancy. Also, tell your doctor
- if you are breast-feeding an infant. It is not known whether this medication
- passes into breast milk.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
-