Cause of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) still unknown but many link it to weight loss drugs
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Date: 2005-08-29 07:00:00
Cause of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) still unknown but many link it to weight loss drugs
... ked PPH with the use of appetite suppressants and weight loss drugs. Specifically, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (1996) found that the use of Fen Phen for three months or longer increased the risk of developing PPH by 23%. Responding to reports of heart disease linked to Fen-Phen and other weight loss prescription drugs, the FDA recalled the popular diet drugs Redux (dexfenfluramine), Pondimin (fenfluramine) and Fen-Phen (fenfluramine and phentermine) in 1997. Before they were recalled, these appetite suppressants wer ...
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