Appetite Suppressants - Anorectic DrugsAppetite Suppressants fall into the class of Anorectic Drugs used to keep weight off. As appetite suppressants go, anorectic drugs are popular due to their cost and effectiveness.

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What are

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), fenfluramine (Pondimin), mazindol (Sanorex, Mazanor), phendimetrazine (Bontril, Prelu-2, Plegine) and phentermine (Ionamin, AdipexP).

What do they look like?

How are they used?

What are their short-term effects?

They produce many of the effects of the amphetamines, but are generally less potent. All are controlled substances because of the similarity of their effects to those of the amphetamines.

What are their long-term effects?

What is their federal classification?

Schedule III

Source

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). *Some drugs including Phentermine, Diethylpropion (Tenuate, Tepanil) and Mazindol (Sanorex, Mazanor) are Schedule IV

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