Final Deadline for Matrix Claims
Fen-Phen and Redux Litigation. Parker Waichman LLP has been involved in Fen-Phen (fenfluramine/phentermine) and Redux (dexfenfluramine) litigation for many years. These weight loss drugs have become highly scrutinized after evidence revealed that they may cause heart valve damage and pulmonary hypertension. In 1997, the U.S. Food and … [Read more...]
Fen-Phen Heart Damage Diagnoses
Fen-Phen Increased Risk Of Heart Damage. The weight-loss drug often referred to as "Fen-Phen" - though it actually was sold under the brand names of Pondimin and Redux - has been associated with an increased risk for heart damage - specifically conditions known as heart valve disease and Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH). Fen-Phen … [Read more...]
Fen-Phen Lung Injury Lawsuit
Fen-Phen Lung Injury Lawsuit. The makers of the fen-phen diet drug lost a bid last week to have a lawsuit claiming the drug caused a fatal lung disease dismissed. According to a Bloomberg News report, Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Wyeth Pharmaceuticals were seeking to have that lawsuit dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge Harvey … [Read more...]
Woman’s Damaged Valves Blamed on Fen-Phen
Fen-Phen May Cause Damage To Heart Valves. An Idaho woman who used the now-banned diet drug, fen-phen, had to have three of four heart valves replaced last week. According to her doctor, her use of fen-phen more than two decades ago caused damage to the valves that was beyond repair. “Unbelievable to think that my valves had just … [Read more...]
Jury Awards Diet-Drug Users $200M
Wyeth Drug May Cause Heart Problems. A Pennsylvania jury decided that two former users of Wyeth's drugs taken as part of the fen-phen diet combination deserved $200 million in damages for heart problems caused by the medicine. Jurors in state court in Philadelphia on May 24 found that Wyeth's weight-loss medicine scarred Margie … [Read more...]
The Fen-Phen Follies
Fen-Phen Caused Damage To Heart Valves. Even in a nation obsessed with weight loss, there's never been anything quite like fen-phen. It was a set of magic pills from the wizards of Big Pharma: a prescription cocktail that promised to suppress appetite and promote weight loss, easily and safely. Fen-phen's pledge: no pain, and no … [Read more...]
Wyeth Tries To Settle More Suits
Wyeth To Settle More Suit. Wyeth, which set aside $16.6 billion to resolve diet-drug lawsuits, is in settlement talks with lawyers for people who have rejected the drugmaker's attempts to resolve remaining claims over heart damage caused by the fen-phen diet combination, the company said Tuesday. Wyeth is negotiating with … [Read more...]
Parkinson’s Drug May Damage Heart Valves
Parkinson’s Drug Can Damage Heart Valves. Mayo Clinic doctors say a drug for Parkinson's disease could damage people's heart valves in much the same way as the diet drug combination known as fen-phen. Mayo physicians discovered heart valve disease in three women taking pergolide, or Permax, a drug used to treat restless-leg … [Read more...]
Weight-Loss Wars
Weight-Loss Drug Combination. Over the 1996 Memorial Day weekend, Mary Linnen celebrated her engagement with her parents. The wedding would take place in the fall, and she had worked out all the details but one: Before she bought her wedding gown, Linnen wanted to lose 20 pounds. Her physician had prescribed a new diet-drug … [Read more...]
Diet Drugs: Let Buyer Beware
Diet Drugs Dramatic Results. For a time, fen-phen was the hottest thing going when it came to weight loss. A combination of two prescription drugs, fenfluramine and phentermine, its users were reporting quick and dramatic results. More and more people were asking for it, and doctors and weight-loss centers were obliging them. Now … [Read more...]
