Phentermine is an appetite suppressant of the amphetamine and phenethylamine class.It is approved as an appetite suppressant to help reduce weight in obese patients when used short-term and combined with exercise, diet, and behavioral modification. It is typically prescribed for individuals who are at increased medical risk because of their weight and works by helping to release certain chemicals in the brain that control appetite.

Food and Drug Administration staffers are recommending new warnings about psychiatric events observed in some patients taking Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu and GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Relenza, according to documents released on Friday.In documents prepared for the meeting next week and posted on the FDA's Web site, agency staff recommended that Tamiflu

The new Merck & Co. HIV drug Isentress (raltegravir) is effective in suppressing the AIDS-causing virus in people who haven't responded to other therapies, the Bloomberg news service reported Friday, citing staff reviewer documents on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Web site.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy or eat three red yeast rice products promoted and sold on web sites. The products may contain an unauthorized drug that could be harmful to health. The products are promoted as dietary supplements for treating high cholesterol.

Just weeks after the federal Food and Drug Administration pulled the Cocaine energy drink from shelves, Blow hit the market, causing buzz and heartburn nationwide. “The Web site on this product is the most ‘pro-drug’ marketing I have ever seen,” Gimbel said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have developed an online consumer health information webpage, which replaces numerous scattered Web pages throughout its Internet site.