Active Ingredients: BENZPHETAMINE (benz-FET-a-meen)
Typical Brand Names: Didrex
What Is It Used For?
Didrex is an appetite suppressant used along with diet, exercise, and behavior therapy for the short-term management of weight loss and obesity.
How Is It Used?
You should take Didrex about 30 minutes before a meal. Your final dose of the day must be taken at least 4 to 6 hours before bedtime. If you are directed to take Didrex 1 time a day, take your dose in the morning.
Are There Possible Side Effects?
Possible side effects include restlessness, nervousness, difficulty sleeping, or dry mouth. If they continue or are annoying or troubling, consult your doctor.
Is It Safe?
Didrex Tablets are inadvisable for patients with advanced arteriosclerosis, symptomatic cardiovascular disease, moderate to severe hypertension, hyper-thyroidism, known hypersensitivity or idiosyncrasy to sympathomimetic amines, and glaucoma. Benzphetamine should not be given to patients who are in an agitated state or who have a history of drug abuse.
Didrex may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Amphetamines have been shown to cause developmental malformations and embryotoxic in mammals at high multiples of the human dose. Didrex is inadvisable in women who are or may become pregnant.
If this drug is used during pregnancy, or if the patient becomes pregnant while taking this drug, the patient should be apprised of the potential hazard to the fetus. It is recommended that you do not take Didrex if you are pregnant.
Didrex is also excreted in breast milk. Do not breast feed while
taking Didrex. If you suspect an overdose, contact your local
poison control center or emergency room immediately. Symptoms
of overdose may include restlessness, tremor, rapid breathing,
confusion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.
What About Interactions With Other Drugs?
Inform your Doctor or Pharmacist of all prescription and over-the-counter
medicine that you are taking. Do not use Didrex if you are also
taking furazolidone, guanadrel, guanethidine, or monoamine oxidase
inhibitors (MAOIs). Inform your doctor of any other medical conditions,
allergies, pregnancy, or breast-feeding. Contact your doctor or
pharmacist if you have any questions or concerns about using this
medicine.
What If I Miss A Dose?
If you miss a dose of Didrex, take it as soon as possible. But,
Do not take 2 doses at once.
How Should It Be Stored?
Didrex must be stored at room temperature below 77 degrees F (25
degrees C) in a tightly closed container, away from heat and light.
Anything Else I Should Know?
You must not exceed the recommended dose or take this medicine
for longer than prescribed without checking with your doctor.
Exceeding the recommended dose or taking this medicine for longer
than prescribed may cause serious side effects. Do not share your
Didrex with anyone, share our website with them instead, we'll
do a Free Online Consultation with them and make sure they are
okay to use it.
Also, Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous
until you know how you react to Didrex. Before any medical or
dental treatments, emergency care, or surgery, tell the doctor
or dentist that you are using Didrex. Do not take Didrex if you
are pregnant. Didrex is excreted in breast milk. Do not breast
feed while taking Didrex.
NOTE: The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute
for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist,
or other healthcare professional. It should not be construed to
indicate that the use of the product is safe, appropriate, or
effective for you. Consult your healthcare professional before
taking the product.
