Tablet Capsule 15 mg 30 mg Weight loss Dosing: Weight loss Dosing: 1 tablet three times a day 30 minutes before meals Max: 8 mg three times a day Take 30 minutes before meals Tablet may be halved for 4 mg dose. Talk with your doctor before starting an exercise program. To avoid trouble with sleeping, take the last dose of the day about 4 to 6 hours before bedtime, unless your doctor tells you otherwise. The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients.
Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses. Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
And weight regain is common after 6 months, the point when such programs can yield weight loss of 5 percent to 10 percent. Weight-loss medications are one way to help more people to have larger, and potentially longer lasting, responses to lifestyle interventions, as placebo-controlled trials have shown. But these medications tend not to be used broadly, mainly because of lack of insurance coverage, leading to high out-of-pocket costs for patients, but also because of concerns about side effects.
Phentermine is the most commonly used anti-obesity medication in the United States. Many doctors prescribe phentermine, on its own, to patients for more than 12 weeks.
And anecdotal reports from many of my colleagues suggested that it was helpful for many patients long-term. Phentermine is available as an inexpensive generic medication, but concerns have been raised about addiction and, because of how it acts, cardiovascular side effects. We clearly needed more research to understand the benefits and risk of longer-term phentermine use. Phentermine pronounced as fen' ter meen. Why is this medication prescribed?
How should this medicine be used? Other uses for this medicine What special precautions should I follow? What special dietary instructions should I follow? What should I do if I forget a dose? What side effects can this medication cause? What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication? Brand names. Other uses for this medicine. What special precautions should I follow? Before taking phentermine, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to phentermine, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in phentermine tablets.
Ask your pharmacist for a list of the ingredients. Be sure to mention any of the following: fluoxetine Prozac , fluvoxamine Luvox , guanethidine, insulin medications for weight loss and depression, paroxetine Paxil , and sertraline Zoloft. Also tell your doctor if you are taking monoamine oxidase MAO inhibitors such as isocarboxazid Marplan , phenelzine Nardil , selegiline Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar and tranylcypromine Parnate , or if you have stopped taking one of these medications in the past 2 weeks.
Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
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