Adipex belongs to the category of oral appetite suppressant drugs that are prescribed for the short-term treatment of obesity. Adipex is one of the popular brands of Phentermine manufactured by Teva Pharmaceuticals to be marketed by Gate Pharmaceuticals. Adipex is generally prescribed only for excessively overweight individuals who have conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol, which could lead to serious medical problems. Adipex is meant to be used only for a few weeks as part of an overall weight loss program, comprising of dieting, exercise, and counseling. Adipex is not meant for everyone.
Chemical Composition: Adipex has been derived from Phentermine i.e. it is a generic of Phentermine having chemical composition: Phentermine hydrochloride or Phentermine HCL. Each 30 mg of Phentermine HCL contains 24 mg of Phentermine.
Adipex is a brand name of Phentermine HCL, which is a white crystalline powder. It is very soluble in water and alcohol. It comes in a blue and white color tablet of 37.5 mg.
Clinical Use: Adipex is prescribed generally to treat severe or morbid obesity along with a proper diet, physical activity and behavioral therapy. People with severe obesity carry greater risk of falling pray to different fatal diseases like diabetes II, hypertension, heart diseases and hyperthyroidism etc. so, they need to lose weight to keep away all these possible ailments. Adipex is a short term medicine, which is not prescribed for more than 6-12 weeks time period. After two months of completion of the previous Adipex medicine course, you can restart these diet pills in order to get the most benefit. |
