Acute Stroke in Young Women Taking Phentermine (P01.249)

CONCLUSIONS: We present here two patients with mild underlying cerebrovascular risk factors who presented with acute stroke after taking diet pills containing phentermine. The public should be aware of the possible association between stroke and phentermine. More long-term outcomes research is necessary to understand the safety of phentermine-containing diet pills. Patients with cerebrovascular risk factors should be cautious about using Phentermine containing diet pills.Disclosure: Dr. Smit has nothing to disclose. Dr. Cutting has received personal compensation for activities with F1000. Dr. Conners has nothing to disclose. Dr. Lee has nothing to disclose. Dr. Song has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity for serving as Advocacy Editor for AAN.com.
Source: Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: P01 Cerebrovascular Disease I Source Type: research