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Fen-Phen

Fen-Phen is a cocktail of the drugs fenfluramine and phentermine used to aid weight loss. Fenfluramine and phentermine had been approved for separate, short-term use for about 20 years when the FDA approved Redux or dexfenfluramine in 1996. Fen-Phen was withdrawn from the market after if was found that about 30 percent of users had abnormal echocardiograms. Fen-Phen has been linked to serious cardiac problems, including heart murmurs, heart valve leaks, heart valve thickening, heart valve regurgitation, primary pulmonary hypertension and sometimes death. More than 50,000 lawsuits have been filed by Fen-Phen users against the drugs’ manufacturers.

Fast Facts

Name: Fen-phen
Generic: Fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine
Manufacturer: Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
Date approved: Redux (dexfenfluramine) approved April 1996
Status: Withdrawn from market
Approved uses: Weight loss
Off-Label uses: N/A
Side effects: Heart murmurs, heart valve leaks, heart valve thickening, heart valve regurgitation, primary pulmonary hypertension
Related topics: Unsafe drugs, ephedra
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Jury Verdicts Related to Fen-Phen

______ VERDICT INCLUDING $20,000,000 IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES (case subsequently settles for undisclosed sum) - PRODUCTS LIABILITY - MAJOR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY ALLEGEDLY LIABLE FOR PERMANENT HEART DAMAGE SUFFERED BY FEMALE PLAINTIFF ATTRIBUTABLE TO FEN-PHEN DIET DRUG MANUFACTURED AND MARKETED BY THE DEFENDANT - PLAINTIFF ALLEGED THAT THE DEFENDANT AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS KNEW THAT ITS DRUG WAS UNSAFE AND CONTINUED TO MANUFACTURE AND MARKET THE DRUG REGARDLESS - HEART VALVE DAMAGE.

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FDA Information Related to Fen-Phen

CDER Index A-F

"FEN-PHEN" UPDATE

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MSN Newsfeeds Related to Fen-Phen

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News Articles Related to Fen-Phen

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Useful Web Sites Related to Fen-Phen

Anapol Schwarz, Fen-Phen Attorneys

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Wikipedia Entries Related to Fen-Phen

Fen-phen

Fenfluramine

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Books Related to Fen-Phen

Dispensing with the Truth : The Victims, the Drug Companies, and the Dramatic Story Behind the Battle over Fen-Phen

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