Fastin used to contain Phentermine, but has now been reformulated using the non-prescription ingredient Phenylethylamine HCl.

Fastin’s marketing has been misleading because their materials – such as the website – says that the drug is now available without a prescription and that customers are finally, for the first time, able to purchase this drug without a doctor’s prescription. This statement leads customers to believe that they are receiving the same prescription-strength product containing the original phentermine hydrochloride ingredient that caused the drug to be so effective. Unfortunately, they are not. Instead, the ingredient replacing phentermine is phenylethylamine HCl.

Furthermore, though there is a quote from a Dr. Wright in their marketing materials, unlike most doctors, this one fails to mention any kind of actual research, statistics, or other evidence to substantiate the claims made that Fastin is somehow “better” than other drugs.

Fastin is owned by the company called Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, which also sells the weight loss drugs, Lipodrene Xtreme, Lipodrene, Dianabol, Anavar, and Stamina-RX, which can indicate to some that Fastin may not be as great as it seems if all of those other products are also sold by the same company.

The free trial is also suspicious, as it starts you off by having you pay for the shipping of the free trial (on which they likely do not make any money), but which then immediately signs you up for the Netnutri Fastin Diet Club, which proceeds to add you to an auto-pay list where two-month shipments are sent out to you automatically, charging you $139.90 each time. Since the first auto-shipment occurs 14 days after you originally order the free trial, you need to make your decision very quickly if you wish to cancel, or you’ll automatically be out the money.

Some of the different types of brand name phentermine diet pills include:

Adipex – Adipex, or Adipex-P, is the most popular brand of phentermine. It contains 37.5mg of phentermine hydrochloride and is manufactured by Gate Pharmaceuticals.

Ionamin – This is another form of phentermine that is manufactured by Celltech. It is a time-release resin version of the medication. Ionamin is a different formula than generic phentermine in that it is a milder version geared toward people who have sensitive stomachs.

Phentermine 37.5 – This diet pill is actually not a brand name, but just describes the most common dosage of the generic medication that is prescribed. Many people are prescribed this generic form that contains 37.5mg of Phentermine and is exactly the same as Adipex.

Fastin – King Pharmaceuticals produced this brand name of phentermine for SmithKline Beechan. The company withdrew phentermine in December of 1998, though and it became no longer available on the market.

Duromine – This is a form of phentermine that is not as popular as the brands Adipex and Ionamin, but is still prescribed in some cases.

Of course, there are other drugs that use phentermine as an ingredient, including Obermine, Obenix, T-Diet, and Obestin. However, these are not phentermine in its pure form but are instead formulas that include the drug along with other chemicals.

It is important to speak with your doctor before choosing a type of brand name phentermine so that you can not only ensure that it is the right choice for you, but so that you can also design the proper diet and exercise plan to complement your efforts with this tool.

Phentermine has been used as a prescription weight loss medication since 1959.

The history of Phentermine is a long one. It was first approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the year 1959. It was approved as a treatment for obesity used only for short term help. For the most part, it is considered an appetite suppressant. In the early 1970s, Phentermine Hydrochloride was introduced. This is the most prescribed diet and weight loss medication (up to 50% of all medical prescriptions) because it is fairly effective and also because it is much cheaper than the other drugs for weight loss on the market today – Xenical and Meridia.

Phentermine is used and has been used in quite a few different brand name prescriptions for weight loss. The history of Phentermine in obesity drugs is a long one. Fastin was one such incarnation. This was a drug developed by King Pharmaceuticals (for SmithKline Beecham). This was used until it was taken from the market in the year 1998 as withdrawn by the company. Today is is on the market by a company called Medeva Pharmaceuticals and Gate Pharmaceuticals. It goes under the names of Ionamin and Adipex-P. As with other drugs, it also goes under the generic name of Phentermine.

One of the most recognizable incarnations in the history of Phentermine was when it was used in the prescription drug Fen-Phen. This drug was eventually pulled from the market. Part of the reason may have been that there have not been any safety trials for a very long time until one was done in the early 1990s when Fen-Phen was tested. Fen-Phen was a powerful drug that did not have the jittery/speed effect that many diet pills before it had. That made it a great alternative in the treatment of obesity. Once it hit the market with FDA approval, prescriptions skyrocketed.

In a rather dark part of the history of Phentermine, it was found that the combination drugs in Fen-Phen lead to problems with heart valve disease. As time went on, more and more cases were reported and the drug was eventually discontinued due to health and safety issues. However, as it turned out, Phentermine was not the problem in the drug Fen-Phen. Rather, it was the Fenfluramine part of the cocktail that was the problem. The FDA did not request that Phentermine be pulled from the market. It is still around, considered safe, and going strong today.