Diethylpropion Extended Release and Emend Intravenous

• Generic Name: diethylpropion
• Dosage Forms: tablet, extended release
• Other Brand Names: Tenuate, Tenuate Dospan

Diethylpropion is a stimulant similar to an amphetamine. Diethylpropion is an appetite suppressant that affects the central nervous system.

Diethylpropion is used as together with diet and exercise to treat obesity in people who have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30 kilograms per square meter.

Diethylpropion is usually given after diet and exercise have been tried without success.

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

• Generic Name: fosaprepitant
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Emend for Injection

Fosaprepitant injection is used with other medicines to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatment (chemotherapy). It acts in the brain to prevent nausea.

This medicine is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of your doctor.