Commonly referred to as Fen-Phen, the combination
of fenfluramine and phentermine at one time was a
highly touted weight loss or anti-obesity
medication. In 1997 the FDA requested that it
be withdrawn from the market after reports surfaced
linking the combination to heart valve disease and
pulmonary hypertension.
The Mayo Clinic had found cases of a rare valvular
disease in some women who had taken Fen-Phen.
Other doctors also reported abnormal echocadiograms in
some women taking Fen-Phen for weight loss and more
evidence of heart valve damage appeared.
By 2005 it was reported that over 50,000 product
liability lawsuits had been filed against the
manufacturers of the Fen-Phen drugs seeking damages in
the billions of dollars.
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Law Enforcement BriefsJackson Clarion LedgerArledge was convicted in federal court in 2007 for swindling a pharmaceutical company out of millions over the diet drug Fen Phen.
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