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What is Benzphetamine and explain in detail?
Benzphetamine (brand name Didrex) is a substituted amphetamine used short-term along with a doctor-approved, reduced-calorie diet, exercise, and behavioral program for weight loss. It is prescribed for obesity to people who have been unable to lose weight through exercise and dieting alone. It is a prodrug to dextroamphetamine and dextromethamphetamine.Benzphetamine is an anorectic, primarily promoting weight loss through reduced appetite. It also slightly increases metabolism.

Pharmacology
Benzphetamine is a sympathomimetic amine and is classified as an anorectic. The drugs main function is to reduce appetite, which in turn reduces caloric intake.Although the mechanism of action of the sympathomimetic appetite suppressants in the treatment of obesity is not fully known, these medications have pharmacological effects similar to those of amphetamines. Amphetamine and related sympathomimetic medications (such as benzphetamine) are thought to stimulate the release of norepinephrine and/or dopamine from storage sites in nerve terminals of the lateral hypothalamic feeding center, thereby producing a decrease in appetite