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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Apr 18;4:CD007145. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007145.pub2

Table 4. Weight change during therapy (use of an appetite suppressant).

Study Diethylpropion hydrochloride Placebo
n Duration of therapy (weeks) Average weight change (lb.) n Duration of therapy (weeks) Average weight change (lb.)
Silverman 1971 28 10.9 6.97 9 10.9 8.78
Boileau 1968 52 13.0 1.2 53 12.9 7.0