d-Fenfluramine for modifying feeding behavior
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsRichard J. Wurtman, Judith J. Wurtman
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Abstract
Compositions containing controlled amounts of d-fenfluramine are administered to block the intermittent carbohydrate cravings without necessarily suppressing other food intakes.
Claims2
A method for treating human patients having the syndrome of abnormal carbohydrate craving between meals which consists of administering to said patient a unit dosage form of a composition which comprises between about 5 mg and 100 mg per day of an active composition comprising the dextro optically active isomer of 1-(meta-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-ethylaminopropane or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof in admixture with an inert non-toxic carrier.
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