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...
Phen-Fen for Weight Loss May Cause Side EffectsDear Dr. Donohue: What about the Phen-Fen weight loss plan? I read somewhere of cases of pulmonary hypertension being caused by it. What symptoms do you get with pulmonary hypertension as a warning?Dr. Paul Donohue...
A combination of two drugs, fenfluramine hydrochloride and phentermine, formerly prescribed for weight loss but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of potentially dangerous side effects. The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by...
Early warning about fen-phenEarly warning about fen-phenFocuses on warnings issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration on issues related to fenfluramine and phentermine (fen-phen) diet drugs. Information on the drugs;...
A combination of two drugs, fenfluramine hydrochloride and phentermine, formerly prescribed for weight loss but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of potentially dangerous side effects. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin...
Focuses on the phentermine-fenfluramine (phen-fen) drug combination for weight loss. Effectiveness of the combination; Side effects; Disagreement between physicians on the drug combination; Background information on the phen-fen saga; Drug's potential for...
A combination of two drugs, fenfluramine hydrochloride and phentermine, formerly prescribed for weight loss but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of potentially dangerous side effects. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin...
Provides information about the diet-drug combination of fenfluramine and phentermine, commonly known as `fen-pen'. How the drug works; Drug indications; Side effects of the drug; Advice before taking the drug.EBSCO_AspEbony
It specifically involves the lawsuits that arose after the drugs were determined to have life-threatening side effects. Information managers will quickly note that the documents involved in the case play a starring role throughout. Written by a professional journalist who had broad access to ...
Side effects of both drugs; When drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration; Information on 22 patients who had taken phen-fen for more than 3 months; Suggestion that physicians should use medical obesity therapy only for patients with a body mass index in excess of 30.Griffen...