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- noun A
stimulant drug of thephenethylamine andamphetamine classes, developed in the 1960s and used as anappetite suppressant for the treatment ofobesity .
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For example, one supplement targeted by the FDA contained fenproporex, a stimulant not approved in the United States because it can cause arrhythmia and possibly even sudden death.
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So they analyzed the pills via gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, finding fenproporex (a precursor to amphetamine), chlordiazepoxide, and fluoxetine.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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Most physicians in the US are unaware of the existence of these diet pills combining fenproporex and benzodiazepines, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, diuretics, laxatives, thyroid hormones and other substances.
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The new naughties contain drugs like fenproporex, an amphetamine derivative not approved in the US, and fluoxetine, better known as Prozac, the antidepressant.
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Imported fenproporex-based diet pills from Brazil: a report of two cases.
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Both fenproporex and fluoxetine were detected in his imported pills.
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Those products contain any of the following undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients: fenproporex -- a controlled substance not approved for marketing in the U.S.
WebMD Health 2009
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The new naughties contain drugs like fenproporex, an amphetamine derivative not ...
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The FDA also identified the following undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients as appearing in some other products on the list: fenproporex, an amphetamine derivative that can cause arrhythmia; fluoxetine, an antidepressant; furosemide, a prescription-only diuretic.
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Her urine tested positive for amphetamines and benzodiazepines, and both fenproporex and chlordiazepoxide were present in her pills.
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