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  In 1997 the FDA requested that it be withdrawn from the market after reports surfaced linking the combination to heart valve disease and pulmonary hypertension.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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• Federal Appeals Court Hears Fenphen Lawyers Case Legal News Line
Legal News LineFederal appeals court hears fen phen lawyers caseLegal News LineIn 2009, the two were convicted of defrauding their clients and taking millions from them in a settlement over the diet drug fen phen. The drug was eventually pulled from the market after users started experiencing heart problems.Federal appeals court hears Ky. diet drug pairCBS NewsFederal appeals court to hear appeal by lawyers in fen phen casekypost.comFederal appeals court to hear Ky. diet drug pairWDRBall 29 news articles raquo
• Battling Goliath: Inside A 22 Billion Legal Scandal Huffington Post Blog
Battling Goliath: Inside a 22 Billion Legal ScandalHuffington Post blogIn the 3990s, six million Americans took fen phen, a diet pill combo that was billed as being quotmagic.quot Turned out there was nothing magical about it, unless you consider almost half a million people suffering dire consequences magical.
• AttorneyOne.com Informs: You Can Still File A Claim And Receive Compensation
AttorneyOne.com Informs: You Can Still File a Claim and Receive Compensation People who tried Fen Phen in the past might just now experience symptoms related to heart valve damage. Fen Phen is a diet pill popular in the 199039s. In July 1997 the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation reported 24 cases of a rare heart valve disease
• Generic Drugs Provide Benefits For All Marshall Independent
Generic drugs provide benefits for allMarshall IndependentExamples of these drugs are Darvon propoxyphene, quotFen Phenquot fenfluramine, phentermine, and the diabetic product Rezulin troglitazone. When the quotproductive lifequot of a branded drug expires, other companies can then produce and market the product
• Judge Rules In Chesleyaposs Favor In Diocese Case San Antonio Express
Judge rules in Chesley39s favor in diocese caseSan Antonio ExpressThe Kentucky Supreme Court is considering a Kentucky Bar Association recommendation that Chesley be disbarred for taking excessive fees and covering up colleagues39 misconduct in the 200 million settlement involving the diet drug fen phen.Suit against Chesley in Catholic sex abuse case dismissedLouisville Courier Journalall 16 news articles raquo