Diethylpropion Extended Release and Pyrantel Pamoate

• 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: pyrantel
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Antiminth, Ascarel, Pin-X, Pinworm Caplets, Pinworm Medicine, Pin-Away

Treatment of enterobiasis caused by Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm infection). May be used for self-medication. Drugs of choice for enterobiasis are pyrantel, mebendazole, or albendazole.

Has been used for treatment of ascariasis caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. Drugs of choice for ascariasis are albendazole, ivermectin, or mebendazole.

Treatment of intestinal hookworm infections caused by Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus. Drugs of choice for intestinal hookworm infections are albendazole, mebendazole, or pyrantel.

Treatment of eosinophilic enterocolitis caused by Ancylostoma caninum (dog hookworm). Drugs of choice are albendazole, mebendazole, or pyrantel. When indicated, endoscopic worm extraction also is considered a treatment of choice for eosinophilic enterocolitis.

Treatment of trichostrongyliasis caused by Trichostrongylus. Pyrantel is the drug of choice; albendazole and mebendazole are alternatives.

May be effective for treatment of oesophagostomiasis caused by Oesophagostomum bifurcum. Albendazole is an alternative.

Treatment of infections caused by Moniliformis moniliformis (thorny-headed worm).