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New Studies Show Fewer Fen/Phen Problems
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A popular diet drug that was withdrawn from the market after being linked to serious heart problems may cause less significant damage than health officials first suspected--and in some cases the damage may be reversible, according to a study published last week.
Researchers at 15 medical centers around the country tracked 223 patients who took dexfenfluramine, also known as Redux. Redux was pulled from the market in 1997, along with its chemical cousin fenfluramine, a drug sold under the brand name Pondimin. Pondimin was typically taken along with phentermine, a combination known as…
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New Studies Show Fewer Fen/Phen Problems
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Studies link banished diet drugs to heart valve damage Research shows problems...
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 "Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)")
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Merck unlikely to have to pay like Wyeth for Vioxx suits, attorneys say.
...represents fen-phen users, said...likely be fewer Vioxx cases...Seeger, a New York lawyer...bigger than fen-phen. "The vast...the face of studies that suggested...cardiovascular problems. The company...necessary to show a link between... |
+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+Business+News) "The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)")
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Merck prepares for onslaught of lawsuits over painkiller Vioxx.
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Merck unlikely to have to pay like Wyeth for Vioxx suits, attorneys say.(Knight...
...represents fen-phen users, said...likely be fewer Vioxx cases...Seeger, a New York lawyer...bigger than fen-phen. "The vast...the face of studies that suggested...cardiovascular problems. The company...necessary to show a link between... |
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