Tenuate 75 mg Dospan artegodan

Tenuate is a stimulant similar to an amphetamine. Diethylpropion is an appetite suppressant that affects the central nervous system.Tenuate is used as together with diet and exercise to treat obesity in people who have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30 kilograms per square meter.Tenuate is usually given after diet and exercise have been tried without success.

How is this medicine (Tenuate Dospan) best taken?

Use Tenuate Dospan (diethylpropion controlled-release tablets) as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.

Take in mid-morning.
Swallow whole. Do not chew, break, or crush.
Keep taking Tenuate Dospan (diethylpropion controlled-release tablets) as you have been told by your doctor or other health care provider, even if you feel well.

Before taking this medicine

Do not use Tenuate if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine, and others.

You should not use Tenuate if you are allergic to diethylpropion, or if you have:

pulmonary hypertension;
severe coronary artery disease;
severe high blood pressure;
an overactive thyroid;
a history of drug abuse;
glaucoma; or
if you are in an agitated state.

Do not take Tenuate with any other diet pills unless your doctor tells you to. Taking diethylpropion in combination with other diet pills or appetite suppressants can cause a rare fatal lung disorder called pulmonary hypertension.

To make sure Tenuate is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever had:

kidney disease;
high blood pressure;
a heart valve disorder or heart rhythm disorder;
seizures or epilepsy; or
if you have taken any other diet pills within the past 12 months.

It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. If you use Tenuate while you are pregnant, your baby could become dependent on the drug. This can cause withdrawal symptoms in the baby after it is born. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

Dosing information

Usual Adult Dose for Obesity:

IMMEDIATE-RELEASE: 25 mg orally 3 times a day, 1 hour before meals, and in mid-evening if desired to overcome night hunger.

CONTROLLED-RELEASE: 75 mg orally once a day in mid-morning, swallowed whole.

Comments:
-Indicated for monotherapy use only.
-Treatment should be continued only if the patient has satisfactory weight loss within the first 4 weeks of treatment (e.g., weight loss of at least 4 pounds or as determined by the physician and patient).
-Discontinue treatment if tolerance develops; do not exceed the recommended dose in an attempt to increase the effect.

Use: Management of exogenous obesity as a short-term adjunct (a few weeks) on a regimen of weight reduction based on caloric restriction in patients with an initial BMI of 30 kg/m2 or higher and who have not responded to appropriate weight reducing regimen (diet and/or exercise) alone.

Usual Pediatric Dose for Obesity:

Over 16 years of age:
IMMEDIATE-RELEASE: 25 mg orally 3 times a day, 1 hour before meals, and in mid-evening if desired to overcome night hunger.

CONTROLLED-RELEASE: 75 mg orally once a day in mid-morning, swallowed whole.

What happens if I overdose?

Overdose symptoms may include restlessness, tremors, overactive reflexes, rapid breathing, confusion, hallucinations, dilated pupils, panic, aggression, or seizure.