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Appetite Depressants
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Definition
: Agents that are used to suppress appetite.
Other names
Appetite Suppressants; Anorectics; Suppressants, Appetite; Drugs, Appetite-
Suppressant; Drugs, Appetite-
Depressing; Drugs, Anorexigenic; Drugs, Anorexic; Depressants, Appetite; Appetite Suppressant Drugs; Appetite Depressing Drugs; Agents, Anorectic; Appetite-
Suppressant Drugs; Appetite-
Depressing Drugs; Anorexigenic Drugs; Anorexic Drugs; Anorectic Agents
Substances having this pharmacologic action:
pyroglutamyl-histidyl-glycine
;
satietin
;
FG 7142
;
lipid mobilizing substance
;
butenolide
;
benfluorex
;
norpseudoephedrine
;
Islet Amyloid Polypeptide
;
Phenylpropanolamine
;
Diethylpropion
;
Phenmetrazine
;
Phentermine
;
sibutramine
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
nalmefene
55096-26-9
Naltrexone/*analogs & derivatives
Antipruritics
Appetite Depressants
Neuroprotective Agents.
Pharma Action
Narcotic Antagonists
Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1983;19(2):235
REVEX
4,5,6,7-
tetrahydroisoxazolo(5,4-
c)pyridin-
3-
ol
64603-91-4
*Isoxazoles
Anesthetics
Appetite Depressants.
Pharma Action
Analgesics
;
Anticonvulsants
;
GABA Agonists
Eur J Pharmacol 1979;58(4):485; Life Sci 1979;25(15):1351; Nature 268(6515):53;1977; Nature 280(5720):331;1979; Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1980;12(1):113