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What is phendimetrazine 35 mg used for?

What is phendimetrazine 35 mg used for?

Phendimetrazine stimulates the central nervous system (nerves and brain), which increases your heart rate and blood pressure and decreases your appetite. Phendimetrazine is used together with diet and exercise to treat obesity.

What does phendimetrazine do to your body?

It may work by decreasing your appetite, increasing the amount of energy used by your body, or by affecting certain parts of the brain. This medication is an appetite suppressant and belongs to a class of drugs called sympathomimetic amines.

What class drug is phendimetrazine?

Phendimetrazine is an appetite suppressant and belongs to a class of drugs called sympathomimetic amines. Phendimetrazine is available under the following different brand names: Bontril PDM.

Which is better 35 mg or extended release phendimetrazine?

The absorption half-life of the drug from the immediate release 35 mg Phendimetrazine tablets is appreciably more rapid than the absorption rate of the drug from the extended-release formulation.

Are there any side effects when taking phendimetrazine?

Phendimetrazine is usually taken for only a few weeks at a time. It should not be taken with other appetite suppressants (see also Drug Interactions section). The possibility of serious side effects increases with longer use of this medication and use of this drug along with certain other diet drugs.

What’s the dosage of phendimetrazine for monotherapy?

Keep the bottle tightly closed when not in use. -For use as monotherapy only. -Extended-release: The active drug in each extended release capsule approximates the action of three 35 mg immediate-release doses taken at 4 hour intervals.

When to use phendimetrazine and Plegine together?

Phendimetrazine is used together with diet and exercise to treat obesity. Phendimetrazine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. What is Phendimetrazine (Plegine) used for?