How to Use phentermine in a Sentence

phentermine

noun
  • They were compared to people who either took phentermine alone or did not use a weight loss medicine.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The main active ingredient is phentermine, which was not the cause of her death.
    — Rene Rodriguez, miamiherald, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Some of these patients may do just fine on phentermine or topiramate.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Physicians like phentermine because of its record for safety as well as its affordability.
    — Danny Robbins, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2018
  • She was found in possession of phentermine in a prescription bottle that did not belong to her, police reported.
    — Jennifer James, Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Doctors only prescribe phentermine when the benefits outweigh the risks.
    — Dallas News, 21 July 2022
  • Fen-phen was a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine, which was approved for use in 1986.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Take, for example, the diet drugs fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine (when combined with phentermine they were commonly known as fen-phen).
    — Neile Grayson, STAT, 2 May 2018
  • In 1997, a combo drug containing fenfluramine and phentermine, or fen-phen, was pulled off the market after reports of heart valve damage and deaths.
    — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • In fact, phentermine is not a new drug for this purpose, as it was approved in 1959 by the FDA for the short-term treatment of obesity.
    — David Snyder, Verywell Health, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The older group of drugs, which include appetite-suppressants phentermine/topiramate, can cost $25 to $30 a month for generic versions of the pills.
    — Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Another weight loss pill is Qsymia, which is a combination of two different oral medications — phentermine and topiramate.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2023
  • Nature has published a very handy review of the safety profile of weight loss medicines — ranging from the newer GLP-1 medicines to older approaches like phentermine.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Among them, a Utah doctor was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute phentermine and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
    — Danny Robbins, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2018
  • One of the drugs in the combination known as fen-phen (a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine) was famously withdrawn in 1997 for damaging patients' heart valves.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The weight-loss drug Qsymia (phentermine/topiramate) isn't generally recommended for anyone taking Synthroid or Cytomel.
    — Mary Shomon, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The drugs were often used in combination with another appetite suppressant called phentermine, which remains on the market but is prescribed only for short-term use, typically less than 12 weeks, due to its own adverse side effects, including addiction.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Many stimulants are specifically marketed as antiobesity drugs, including phentermine and lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse), which earlier this year became the first drug approved for the treatment of binge-eating disorder.
    — Andrea Alfano, Scientific American, 1 July 2015

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