Bontril PDM (Phendimetrazine Tartrate) - Summary

BONTRIL PDM SUMMARY

BONTRIL^®
PDM

BONTRIL PDM (phendimetrazine tartrate) is a sympathomimetic amine with pharmacological activity similar to the prototype drugs of this class used in obesity, the amphetamines.

Bontril^® PDM (phendimetrazine tartrate) is indicated in the management of exogenous obesity as a short term adjunct (a few weeks) in a regimen of weight reduction based on caloric restriction. The limited usefulness of agents of this class (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY) should be measured against possible risk factors inherent in their use such as those described below.

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BONTRIL PDM NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Media Articles Related to Bontril PDM (Phendimetrazine)

Childhood Obesity In The USA Would Be Reversed If Fast Food TV Advertising Were Banned, Says Study
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2008.11.20]

The Government's Obesity Strategy, More Of The Same Rhetoric - British Medical Journal
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2008.11.20]

Implementing A Ban On Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse Childhood Obesity Trends
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2008.11.20]

Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity (AP)
Source: Y! Health Nutrition News [2008.11.20]

Noninvasive, Removable Medical Device Results In Substantial Weight Loss And Glucose Normalization In A Preclinical Model Of Obesity
Source: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News From Medical News Today [2008.11.19]

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Published Studies Related to Bontril PDM (Phendimetrazine)

Rare case of rhabdomyolysis with therapeutic doses of phendimetrazine tartrate. [2006.03]

Acute interstitial nephritis following treatment with anorectic agents phentermine and phendimetrazine. [1998.10]

A simple gas chromatographic identification and determination of 11 CNS stimulants in biological samples. Application on a fatality involving phendimetrazine. [1989.02]

Fatality from illicit phendimetrazine use. [1988]

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