How to Use phentermine in a Sentence

phentermine

noun

• The main active ingredient is phentermine, which was not the cause of her death.
  — Rene Rodriguez, miamiherald, 27 Feb. 2018
• They were compared to people who either took phentermine alone or did not use a weight loss medicine.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
• Fen-phen was a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine, which was approved for use in 1986.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
• In 1997, a combo drug containing fenfluramine and phentermine, or fen-phen, was pulled off the market after reports of heart valve damage and deaths.
  — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 Apr. 2018
• Nature has published a very handy review of the safety profile of weight loss medicines — ranging from the newer GLP-1 medicines to older approaches like phentermine.
  — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 12 Feb. 2024
• The older group of drugs, which include appetite-suppressants phentermine/topiramate, can cost $25 to $30 a month for generic versions of the pills.
  — Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Jan. 2023
• When phentermine was exerting its maximum effect, Mr. Elias ate less no matter what else was going on in his life.
  — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2016
• She was found in possession of phentermine in a prescription bottle that did not belong to her, police reported.
  — Jennifer James, Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2019
• Doctors only prescribe phentermine when the benefits outweigh the risks.
  — Dallas News, 21 July 2022
• Take, for example, the diet drugs fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine (when combined with phentermine they were commonly known as fen-phen).
  — Neile Grayson, STAT, 2 May 2018
• Physicians like phentermine because of its record for safety as well as its affordability.
  — Danny Robbins, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2018
• One of the drugs in the combination known as fen-phen (a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine) was famously withdrawn in 1997 for damaging patients' heart valves.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
• Ethanol is alcohol, and phentermine is a diet medication.
  — Tom Steele, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2019
• Among them, a Utah doctor was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute phentermine and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
  — Danny Robbins, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2018
• Another weight loss pill is Qsymia, which is a combination of two different oral medications — phentermine and topiramate.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2023
• The weight-loss drug Qsymia (phentermine/topiramate) isn't generally recommended for anyone taking Synthroid or Cytomel.
  — Mary Shomon, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2023
• Many stimulants are specifically marketed as antiobesity drugs, including phentermine and lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse), which earlier this year became the first drug approved for the treatment of binge-eating disorder.
  — Andrea Alfano, Scientific American, 1 July 2015

Last Updated: 5 Oct 2024