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Fen-Phen

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  In 1997 the FDA requested that it be withdrawn from the market after reports surfaced linking the combination to heart valve disease and pulmonary hypertension.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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Overweight Diet Drugs May Not Be The Answer OpEdNews
Overweight Diet drugs may not be the answerOpEdNewsFen Phen was withdrawn thirteen years ago for killing at least 120 peopleand didn39t even work that well, people say. Meridia, one of the few diet drugs and more raquo

Dr. Jennifer Ashton Weighs In On New WeightLoss Drugs CBS News
CBS NewsDr. Jennifer Ashton Weighs in on New Weight Loss DrugsCBS NewsQnexa is a combination of two older drugs: phentermine, an amphetamine and and one half not the dangerous half of the now defunct diet drug Fen Phen, Can Drugs Make Americans Lose Weight Not LikelyAlterNetWeight loss Medicines Recent Weight Loss Pills Newslonad Newsall 8 news articles raquo

FenPhen Risks Wonapost Color US FDA Diet Pill Review BusinessWeek
BNETFen Phen Risks Won39t Color US FDA Diet Pill ReviewBusinessWeekJuly 7 Bloomberg US regulators won39t re examine safety data from fen phen, the recalled diet drug tied to heart damage, Fda Signals Good News For Small Diet Drug CompaniesPortfolio.com blogBiotech Milestones to Watch in Q3: Obesity Drugs, Genetic Testing and MoreBNETShort Vol Position Closed on Vivus VVUSBenzingaMotley Fool blogall 10 news articles raquo

Law Enforcement Briefs Jackson Clarion Ledger
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.

US High Court Suspends Lawyer WDAMTV
US high court suspends lawyerWDAM TVArledge was convicted in federal court in 2007 for swindling a pharmaceutical company out of millions over the diet drug Fen Phen. and more raquo

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