Fen-Phen is a prescription diet drug combo that was used for many years to control appetite. The two drugs used in the combination are fenfluramine (Pondimin) and phentermine (Ionamin). In addition, a drug known as Redux (dexfenfluramine) was also used. Fen-Phen Side Effects As with a...
NEWARK, N.J. --- American Home Products Corp. resolved one of the biggest product liability cases ever yesterday by agreeing to pay up to $4.83 billion to settle claims that its fen-phen diet drug combination caused dangerous heart valve problems.U.S. NewspapersThe Florida Times Union...
Information about the health risks and the legal claims associated with diet drugs such as Fen-Phen, Redux and Pondimin.
Controversies include heart valve problems associated with the use of the diet drug combo Fen-Phen, or the increased suicide risk in anti-depressant usage, the heart attack and stroke risk caused by Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra, and the diabetic drug Avandia has been noted to have an increased ...
7. Drug Interactions See Table 1 for clinically significant drug interactions with fenoprophen. Table 1: Clinically Significant Drug Interactions with Fenoprofen Drugs That Interfere with Hemostasis Clinical Impact: Fenoprofen and anticoagulants such as warfarin have a synergistic effect on bleeding. The...
Looming larger for American Home Products are the suits concerning fenfluramine-phentermine, the diet drug combination. Norplant Will Be Available Despite Legal Settlement In the first study, 81 of the 121 subjects who originally took fenfluramine-phentermine 15 years ago in a study sponsored by ...
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Lawyer cleared in diet-drug trial: ; Three were accused of conspiring to defraud clients out of $65 million in fen-phen settlementBRETT BARROUQUERE
against the law firm Napoli, Kaiser & Bern's Web site about diet-pill lawsuit. Implication of the Web site on court settlement of the lawsuits against AHP diet drug; Comments from Marc Bern of Napoli Kaiser; Features of the Web site.Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition...