Why Was Fen-Phen Banned
In 1997, the Fda Ordered Wyeth to Remove Fenfluramine (Pondimin) and a Related Drug, Dexfenfluramine (Redux) from the Market, After a Study Showed They Caused...
In 1997, the FDA ordered Wyeth to remove fenfluramine (Pondimin) and a related drug, dexfenfluramine (Redux) from the market, after a study showed they caused damage to heart valves. That effectively put an end to the fen-phen craze.
Can you still get Phen Fen?
Fen-phen is no longer widely available.
What does phen phen do to your heart?
Fen and two migraine drugs, ergotamine and methysergide, which also are known to cause heart valve damage, were found to activate the serotonin receptor known as 5-HT2B located on heart’s valves (both the mitral and aortic).
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