Adriamycin and Diethylpropion Hydrochloride

• Generic Name: doxorubicin
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Adriamycin, Adriamycin RDF, Rubex, Adriamycin PFS

Adriamycin is used to treat different types of cancers that affect the breast, bladder, kidneys, ovaries, thyroid, stomach, lungs, bones, nerve tissues, joints, and soft tissues. This medicine is also used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and certain types of leukemia.

Adriamycin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: diethylpropion
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Tenuate, Tenuate Dospan

Adjunct to caloric restriction in the short-term management (a few weeks) of exogenous obesity.

Use in patients with initial body mass index (BMI) of ≥30 kg/m2 who have not responded to appropriate weight-reducing regimen (diet and/or exercise) alone.

Use only for short-term monotherapy; not for use in combination with any other drug for weight loss.