Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Phentramine


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The result was   delete.  Sandstein  17:49, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Phentramine

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Looks like one of the many hoodia diet pills on the market. Hoodia itself is a notable substance and there are numerous references talking about Hoodia as a diet pill ingredient. But this seems like just one brand of Hoodia and there is no indication in my google search that anything independent establishes notability of this brand on its own. Montco (talk) 22:57, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep . The product exists, and there are refs out there to support this. I've put one in the article. In my experience, all drugs get listed on Wikipedia - and I'm thankful for that as in my current position I need to check what drugs elderly patients are taking, and I'm able to use Wikipedia as a quick reference!  SilkTork  *YES! 13:55, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Contra User:SilkTork, while I agree with Wikipedia listing active ingredients, this is just a brand name, and I brand names don't generally get their own article. If they are particularly notable, they might get a mention on the compound's article and a redirect, but I don't see any evidence this is even notable enough for that. And it frightens me to think that you'd actually trust the information on Wikipedia for use on patients. --SJK (talk) 14:24, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not prescribing the drugs. ;-) I'm overlooking a mass of data about elderly people which includes as part of their medical history, details of which drugs they are taking. The name of the drug by itself doesn't always tell me what I need to know - so I do a quick google, and most of the time it is Wikipedia which provides the best response. I'm not making any judgements about care packages based on this, but it provides me with some background knowledge of the client.
 * Your comment about brand names is pertinent. I'll take a look into that.  SilkTork  *YES! 12:21, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete following SJK's comments. Possible redirect to Anti-obesity drug. It's a non-notable brand-name for a hoodia diet pill.  SilkTork  *YES! 12:28, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


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