New York Fen-Phen Attorney
Fen-Phen Lawsuit Lawyer
New York Fen-Phen Lawsuit Attorneys represent victims of personal injury, and medical malpractice within New York State.
A drug called Fen-Phen, was banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the year 1997, This drug was a combination of two obesity drugs, fenfluramine and phentermine, that helped obese people in losing their weight. In late ninety’s, the Mayo Clinic reported serious complications causing permanent heart and valvular damages, and 30 % of the patients were consumers of Fen-Phen. Fen-Phen has another side effect of affecting the nervous system, stomach, and eyes.
Side Effects of Fen-Phen
Fen-Phen’s known side effects are valvular heart disease and primary pulmonary hypertension that damages the valves in the heart, disrupting blood flow. According to the American Heart Association, every year around 20,000 patients die due to valvular heart disease.
Other side effects related to Fen-Phen are dry mouth, sleepiness, giddiness, bewilderment, irregular blood pressure, mood swings, and trembles. Some side effects can affect the vision causing blurred vision, pain around the eye and eye irritation. Side effects of stomach cause abdominal pain, nausea, and cramps. Fen-Phen is an addictive drug.
Since September’ 97 this drug is termed to be a dangerous drug due to its varied side effects. Earlier to the discovery of these side effects, this drug was commonly prescribed in hospitals and weight loss clinics as a “miracle” weight loss drug. Officials claimed that 18 million people were prescribed Fen Phen in the year 1996. Roughly, six to seven million Americans took this defective drug and were unaware of their side effects.
Fen Phen side effects was discovered only after a study was conducted by Mayo Clinic. In this study, doctors found that 24 patients of Fen Phen developed valvular disease after taking this defective drug for one to 28 months. After this report, the FDA received another 75 reports of persons who had suffered the serious side effects of this drug.
The most serious side effect of this drug is a condition called PPH or Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. This disease has no cure and has claimed the lives of 150 people in United States every year. Studies have proved that PPH was one of the serious side effects of Fen Phen and more than 25% of the people were likely to suffer this disease if they had taken this diet drug.
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