Diethylpropion Extended Release and Metvixia

• 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: methyl aminolevulinate topical
• Dosage Forms: cream
• Other Brand Names: Metvixia

Metvixia cream (methyl aminolevulinate) makes your skin more sensitive to light. It works by causing a reaction with light that can destroy certain types of diseased skin cells.

Metvixia cream is used in combination with red light therapy to treat to treat skin growths on the face and scalp called actinic keratosis of the face and scalp.

Metvixia cream is only used for actinic keratosis skin growths that are thin and not dark colored. Actinic keratosis skin growths are not cancer and are caused partly by too much sun exposure.