Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction (ED or impotence) is the inability to get and maintain an erection that is sufficient for satisfactory sexual intercourse, and affects half of all men between the ages of 40 to...

Alzheimer's Disease

Of all the types of Dementia, Alzheimer's disease is the most common, affecting around 465,000 people in the UK. Neurons in the brain die, becuase  'plaques' and 'tangles'...

Elite Pharma Announces Approval of Phentermine Capsules and Delayed Launch

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that Elite received approval as of September 28th from the FDA for generic phentermine capsules 15 mg and 30 mg. Elite also announced that the sole supplier o...

Withdrawal Not a Problem with Phentermine (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Patients taking phentermine long-term to treat obesity don't have to worry about withdrawal when they come off it, researchers found.

Phentermine Returns for Weight Loss, But at a Low Dose

ECO 2012: Low-dose phentermine plus extended-release topiramate might help overweight and obese people lose weight, regardless of their obesity-related risk or the extent of their comorbidities. Med...

Stopping Phentermine After Long-Term Treatment Does Not Result In Amphetamine-Like Withdrawal

New research published at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) shows that abrupt cessation after long-term use of the anti-obesity drug phentermine does not induce amphetamine-like withdrawal sympto...

Vivus falls on expected CHMP negative opinion

Vivus Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) fell $2.72 (11%) to $21 on Friday after the company said it expects EMA's CHMP to issue a negative opinion next month for an MAA for obesity drug Qsiva phentermine/topiramate....

Pending EC decision: Balaxur, memantine hydrochloride / donepezil hydrochloride, Opinion date: 18-Oct-2012

Pending EC decision: Acrescent, memantine hydrochloride / donepezil hydrochloride, Opinion date: 18-Oct-2012

Human medicines European Public Assessment Report (EPAR): Acrescent, memantine hydrochloride / donepezil hydrochloride, Revision: 0, Refused

Rhabdomyolysis associated with phentermine.

Purpose A case of rhabdomyolysis associated with the use of phentermine is reported. Summary A 32-year-old Caucasian man with a recent history of strenuous exercise sought treatment for significant ba...

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of an oral, extended-release formulation of phentermine/topiramate for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in obese adults.

To evaluate safety and efficacy of phentermine 15 mg plus extended-release topiramate 92 mg for treatment of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in obese adults.

Development of a simultaneous analytical method for selected anorectics, methamphetamine, MDMA, and their metabolites in hair using LC-MS/MS to prove anorectics abuse.

Owing to the tight control of methamphetamine, it is presumed that phentermine, an amphetamine-type anorectic, has recently been considered a supplement for methamphetamine abusers in Korea. In additi...

High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of memantine hydrochloride in rat plasma using sensitive fluorometric derivatization.

In this study, we investigated a simple, sensitive and reliable liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection method for the determination of memantine hydrochloride in rat plasma which was based on de...

Phentermine, topiramate and their combination for the treatment of adiposopathy ('sick fat') and metabolic disease.

Positive caloric balance often causes pathologic adipocyte and adipose tissue anatomical and functional changes (termed adiposopathy or 'sick fat'), which may lead to pathogenic adipocyte and adipose...