Product name:

Fenfluramine

CAS number:

458-24-2

Synonyms:

Benzeneethanamine, N-ethyl- -methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-, hydrochloride

Country

Effective Date

Description of action taken
Grounds for decision

Philippines

September 1998

The Department of Health Bureau of Food and Drugs has noted the voluntary withdrawal by the sponsoring company of the anorectic drugs fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine. (Reference: Communication from the Department of Health and Bureau of Food and Drugs to WHO, 15 August 2000.)

United Arab Emirates

1997

The Ministry of Health has withdrawn the marketing approval for fenfluramine the only anorectic drug approved in the UAE. (Reference: UAE Ministry of Health Drug Information Bulletin 1997 No. 3, p.2.)