Bontril Slow-Release and Telaprevir

• Generic Name: phendimetrazine
• Dosage Forms: tablet
• Other Brand Names: Bontril, Melfiat, Bontril PDM

Phendimetrazine is used as part of a short-term plan, along with a low calorie diet, for weight reduction. It is used in obese patients who have not been able to lose weight with diet and exercise alone. Phendimetrazine belongs to the group of medicines known as appetite suppressants.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: telaprevir
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Incivek

Telaprevir is used in combination with injectable peginterferon alfa (Pegasys®, Pegintron®) and ribavirin (Copegus®, Rebetol®) to treat chronic hepatitis C infection. These medicines are used in patients with liver disease (including cirrhosis) who have not been treated before or who have received other medicines that did not work well. Telaprevir is an antiviral agent.

Telaprevir was available only with your doctor's prescription.

Telaprevir was withdrawn from the United States market on October 16, 2014.