fen-phenFen-Phen Left Long-Lasting Damage to the Heart

A new study finds that the appetite suppression drug Fen-Phen, which was banned in the United States a decade ago after causing scores of patient deaths and serious injuries, left lingering damage to the heart valves of users. Problems linked to the banned obesity drugs fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine, which together formed the blockbuster diet drug Fen-Phen, lasted for years after patients stopped taking the drugs, according to the study published online in BMC Medicine. The study of more than 5,000 …

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