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Fen-Phen
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On September 15, 1997 the US Food and Drug Administration announced it had asked
the manufacturers of fenfluramine (marketed under the brand name Pondimin)
and dexfenfluramine (marketed under the brand name Redux) to voluntarily
remove these drugs from the market. These drugs were withdrawn from the market
on September 15, 1997.
These drugs had been prescribed alone and/or in combination with phentermine
for weight loss. "Fen-Phen" refers to the use in combination of fenfluramine
and phentermine. "Dexfen-Phen" refers to the use in combination of dexfenfluramine
and phentermine.
More...
- Federal Multidistrict
Litigation Website (MDL 1203), In Re: Diet Drugs
- AHP Settlement Trust Web Site,
Includes proposed class action settlement, class notices, settlement news,
and claim forms.
- Fen-Phen Safety Update
Information, US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation
and Research
- Dispensing
with the Truth: The Victims, the Drug Companies, and the Dramatic Story Behind
the Battle over Fen-Phen, Alicia Mundy (at BN.com)
- AHP Diet
Drug Settlement Obtains Final Judicial Approval, American Home Products,
January 10, 2002
- Appeals Court Affirms
Diet Drug Settlement, American Home Products, August 16, 2001
- Interneuron Enters
Into Comprehensive Redux Product Liability Agreement With American Home Products,
Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, May 30, 2001
- Fairness Hearing Begins
Today for American Home Products Diet Drug Settlement, American Home Products,
May 2, 2000
- American Home Products
Will Proceed with Nationwide Settlement on Diet Drugs, American Home Products,
April 13, 2000
- American Home Products
to Appeal Mississippi Verdict; National Settlement Continues to Move Forward,
American Home Products, December 21, 1999
- Diet Drug Settlement
Receives Preliminary Approval, American Home Products, November 23, 1999
- Fen-Phen
Maker Agrees to $3.75 Billion Settlement, CNN.com, October 8, 1999
- American Home Products
Announces Diet Drug Settlement Plan, American Home Products, October 7,
1999
- Key Terms of AHPC Class
Action Diet Drug Settlement, American Home Products, October 7, 1999
- Diet Drugs Risks
May Have Been Known Years Ago, CNN.com, December 11, 1997
- Cardiac Valvulopathy Associated
with Exposure to Fenfluramine and Dexfenfluramine: US Department of Health
and Human Services Interim Public Health Recommendations, Nov. 1997 (PDF),
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
November 14, 1997 (Vol. 46, No. 45)
- Questions and
Answers Concerning the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Interim
Recommendations For Patients Who Have Taken Either Fenfluramine or Dexfenfluramine,
US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
November 13, 1997
- Questions and
Answers About Withdrawal of Fenfluramine (Pondimin) and Dexfenfluramine (Redux),
US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
September 18, 1997
- FDA Announces
Withdrawal of Fenfluramine and Dexfenfluramine (Fen-Phen), US Food and
Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, September 15,
1997
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