Recent news on Pondimin

Wyeth CFO to resign after high-profile term  -  Apr 27, 2007
ReutersThe vast majority of product-liability lawsuits filed against the company by former users of the diet drugs, Redux and Pondimin, have been settled.

New FDA Reforms: Could They Prevent Another "Fen-Phen"?  -  May 20, 2007
Lawyers and Settlements,Patients who believe they have developed PPH as a result of taking diet pills such as Fen-Phen, Redux, or Pondimin may be entitled to take legal action.

$1 Billion Fen-Phen Case Settles Before Appellate Oral Arguments  -  Apr 13, 2007
Law.com (subscription),Wyeth manufactured the Pondimin that Cappel-Coffey took. Pondimin, recalled from the market in 1997, is one of the drugs prescribed in the diet-drug

Cases of Fen-Phen and SSRI-Related Lung Disorder Rise  -  Apr 16, 2007
Lawyers and Settlements,Washington, DC: In the fall of 1997, American Home Products Corporation, which became Wyeth in 2002, withdrew the drugs Pondimin (fenfluramine),

'Miracle' obesity pill looks less miraculous  -  Mar 29, 2007
Arizona Republic,In the back of everyone's mind are the diet drugs Redux and Pondimin, part of the combination known as fen-phen. After creating a public sensation,

Trial Ordered on Diet Drug Deal  -  Mar 29, 2007
TIMEAmerican Home made the "fen" in the drug cocktail fen-phen, a drug called fenfluramine. It sold the drug under the brand name Pondimin along with a chemical

Trial Ordered On Fen-phen Settlement  -  Mar 29, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,...``fen'' in the drug cocktail fen-phen, a drug called fenfluramine. It sold the drug under the brand name Pondimin along with a chemical cousin called Redux.

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension May Be More Easily Detected  -  Mar 29, 2007
Lawyers and Settlements,Fen-phen was a combination of either Pondimin (fenfluramine) or Redux (dexfenfluramine) and phentermine. The drugs were popular because they suppressed

Trial Ordered on Fen-Phen Settlement  -  Mar 29, 2007
WTOP,It sold the drug under the brand name Pondimin along with a chemical cousin called Redux. By SAMUEL MAULL Associated Press Writer

Lawyer guilty on seven counts in Fen-Phen trial  -  Mar 23, 2007
WMC-TV,...in response to settlement claims of people who say they were harmed by using drugs the company manufactured and sold under the names Pondimin and Redux.

Wyeth (WYE) Updates Ongoing Litigation  -  Mar 22, 2007
StreetInsider.com (subscription),In Today's 8-K Filing From Wyeth (NYSE: WYE): With regard to our diet drug litigation involving the products REDUX and PONDIMIN described in our 2006

Lawyer had no reason to file bogus drug claims, defense says  -  Mar 14, 2007
Vicksburg Post,To receive settlements, plaintiffs were required to show they had been prescribed Pondimin or Redux, and they were awarded different cash amounts depending

Attorney aware of false claims for Fen-Phen settlement fund ...  -  Mar 16, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,Fen-Phen, which was sold under brand names including Redux and Pondimin, was pulled from the market in 1997 after being linked to heart problems.

Lawyer's diet-drug trial to begin this week  -  Mar 11, 2007
Vicksburg Post,The trust was designed for AHP to settle claims for damages from people who were harmed by using drugs it manufactured and sold under the names Pondimin and

Fen-Phen's Deadly Side Effect: Now it's PPH  -  25 Feb 2007
PR Web (press release),Fen-phen was a cocktail of diet drugs: patients were given either Redux (dexfenfluramine) or Pondimin (fenfluramine) in combination with the generic

Parkinson's drugs can cause heart damage--studies  -  Jan 4, 2007
Scientific AmericanWyeth's recalled drugs were fenfluramine, or Pondimin, and dexfenfluramine, or Redux. To make fen-phen, one or the other was combined with another drug

Letter: Warnings on drugs are confusing  -  Jan 12, 2007
2TheAdvocate,Wyeth Pharmaceutical recalled its drugs fenfluramine, or Pondimin, and dexfenfluramine, or Redux, in 1997 after some of the 6 million Americans who had

Parkinson’s meds, valve risk linked  -  Jan 9, 2007
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,The diet pills, sold as Pondimin and Redux, were pulled from the market in 1997 after they were linked to valve problems.

Lilly's top moneymaker has also been a big headache  -  Jan 4, 2007
Indianapolis Star,The drug, which was a combination of Redux and Pondimin, was linked to heart-valve disease. It was removed from the market in 1997.

Studies Find Harm in 2 Parkinson’s Drugs  -  Jan 4, 2007
New York Times,...the same kind of valve damage caused by the weight loss combination fen-phen, which led to the withdrawal of two drugs, Pondimin and Redux, in 1997.

Parkinson's drugs a risk to heart valves, studies say  -  Jan 4, 2007
Seattle Times,The diet pills, sold as Pondimin and Redux, were pulled from the market in 1997 after they were linked to valve problems. One of the Parkinson's drugs,

Parkinson's drug danger cited  -  Jan 4, 2007
Denver Post,The diet pills, sold as Pondimin and Redux, were pulled from the market in 1997. One of the Parkinson's drugs - pergolide, sold as Permax and other brands

Parkinson's drugs tied to heart damage  -  Jan 3, 2007
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription),The diet pills, sold as Pondimin and Redux, were pulled from the market in 1997 after being linked to valve problems.

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Wyeth sued by former Fen-Phen users over lung disease  -  Dec 5, 2006
Chicago Tribune,Wyeth officials engaged in a ``knowingly false campaign of misinformation and disinformation'' about whether the drugs Pondimin and Redux can cause the lung

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