One of the most well-known and commonly prescribed anti-obesity medications is phentermine. It has been used since the late 1950s as a short-term treatment for weight loss. Even with the development ...

This combination medication contains phentermine (a stimulant that suppresses appetite) and topiramate, an anticonvulsant that may help with weight loss by increasing feelings of fullness and ...

Weight loss treatments have come a long way since then. Hims & Hers reports that when the FDA approved phentermine in 1959, weight loss treatments began to turn a corner. But the road to today's ...

That said, the Food and Drug Administration has approved certain weight loss pills for short-term vs. long-term use. As mentioned above, phentermine is only FDA-approved for short-term use (up to ...

Adipex-P is contraindicated during pregnancy because weight loss offers no potential benefit to a pregnant woman and may result in fetal harm. It is not known if Adipex-P is excreted in human milk ...

An appetite suppressant and stimulant. Often prescribed short-term for quick weight loss. Brand names include Adipex-P, Lomaira. Some obese patients have had good results with Phentermine – while ...