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EFFECT OF CYPROHEPTADINE AND A MULTIVITAMIN PREPARATION ON APPETITE STIMULATION, WEIGHT GAIN AND LINEAR GROWTH A CLINICAL TRIAL OF 40 CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Penfold J. L.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb50268.x
Subject(s) - cyproheptadine , appetite , stimulation , weight gain , medicine , endocrinology , body weight , receptor , serotonin
Cyproheptadine has been compared with a multi‐B vitamin preparation in its effects on appetite stimulation, weight gain and linear growth in a group of small children. During a three‐month course of cyproheptadine, weight gain was 559% of normal and linear growth 215% of normal, both being significantly greater than the corresponding changes seen in children given a multi‐B vitamin preparation. The effect of cyproheptadine on appetite stimulation and possible mechanisms of action are discussed.