BENZPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE IS ANORECTIC AGENT, A SYMPATHOMIMETIC AMINE WITH PHARMACOLOGIC ACTIVITY SIMILAR TO THE PROTOTYPE DRUGS OF THIS CLASS USED IN OBESITY, THE AMPHETAMINES. ACTIONS
INCLUDE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION AND ELEVATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE. TACHYPHYLAXIS AND TOLERANCE HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED WITH ALL DRUGS OF THIS CLASS. HOWEVER, ACTION OF SUCH DRUGS IN TREATING OBESITY IS PRIMARILY ONE OF APPETITE SUPPRESSION. OTHER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
ACTIONS, OR METABOLIC EFFECTS, MAY BE INVOLVED.