Phendimetrazine Tartrate Tablets

Phendimetrazine Tartrate is an oral, indirect-acting, nonamphetamine sympathomimetic amine. It is used as an anoretic agent for short-term (8 to 12 weeks) adjunct in the treatment of exogenous obesity. The pharmacologic effects of phendimetrazine are similar to amphetamines. Phendimetrazine is only indicated for use as monotherapy. This drug was approved by the FDA in 1961.

Phendimetrazine tartrate is a weight loss medication, which is chemically related to amphetamines and is commonly prescribed for the treatment of obesity. Essentially an appetite suppressant, phendimetrazine tartrate is categorized as a Schedule III drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1970.