Diethylpropion Extended Release and Nupercainal

• 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: dibucaine topical
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Dibucaine, Nupercainal, Rectacaine

Dibucaine is an anesthetic, or numbing medicine.

Nupercainal (for the skin) is used to treat minor pain and itching caused by minor cuts or burns, insect bites or stings, sunburn, or other skin irritations.

Nupercainal is also used to relieve rectal pain and itching caused by hemorrhoids or other rectal irritations.

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