Tenuate

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TENUATE®
(diethylpropion hydrochloride USP) Immediate-Release 25 mg Tablets

TENUATE® DOSPAN®
(diethylpropion hydrochloride USP) Controlled-Release 75 mg Tablets

DRUG DESCRIPTION

TENUATE® is available for oral administration in immediate-release tablets containing 25 mg diethylpropion hydrochloride and in controlled-release tablets containing 75 mg diethylpropion hydrochloride. The inactive ingredients in each immediate-release tablet are: corn starch, lactose, magnesium stearate, pregelatinized corn starch, talc, and tartaric acid. The inactive ingredients in each controlled-release tablet are: carbomer 934P, mannitol, povidone, tartaric acid, zinc stearate. Diethylpropion hydrochloride is a sympathomimetic agent. The chemical name for diethylpropion hydrochloride is 1-phenyl-2-diethyl-amino-1-propanone hydrochloride. Its chemical structure is:

Tenuate (diethylpropion hydrochloride) structural formula illustration

In TENUATE DOSPAN tablets, diethylpropion hydrochloride is dispersed in a hydrophilic matrix. On exposure to water, the diethylpropion hydrochloride is released at a relatively uniform rate as a result of slow hydration of the matrix. The result is controlled release of the anorectic agent.

Last updated on RxList: 12/21/2007

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