Gonal-F and Phentermine Hydrochloride

• Generic Name: follicle stimulating hormone
• Dosage Forms: injection
• Other Brand Names: Follistim AQ Cartridge, Gonal-F, Gonal-f RFF, Follistim, Follistim AQ, Puregon, Gonal-f RFF Pen, Gonal-F Pen, Gonal-F, PUREGON, Gonal-F, Gonal-f RFF Rediject

Gonal-F is used to treat infertility in women who cannot ovulate. Gonal-F is not effective in women with primary ovarian failure (when the ovaries are unable to produce an egg).

Gonal-F is also used in men to stimulate sperm production. This medicine is not effective in men with primary testicular failure (when the testicles are unable to produce sperm).

Gonal-F is often used together with another medication called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).

Gonal-F may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: phentermine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Adipex-P, Lomaira, Suprenza

Adjunct to exercise, behavioral modification, and caloric restriction in the short-term management (a few weeks) of exogenous obesity.

May use in patients with no underlying risk factor but a pretreatment body mass index (BMI) of ≥30 kg/m2 and in those with an underlying risk factor (e.g., hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia) and a pretreatment BMI of ≥27 kg/m2.

Use only for short-term monotherapy; not for use in combination with any other drug for weight loss, including SSRI antidepressants (e.g., fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline) or MAO inhibitors. (See Warnings under Cautions.)