Article: Diet drugs strike out in weight-loss game. ('fen-phen', Redux)

Article: Cardiovascular Results of New Redux/Phen-Fen Study ...
PR Newswire;  November 11, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... percent, 4.1 percent in the Redux, phen-fen and untreated groups, respectively ... compared to the untreated group (Redux 0 percent; phen-fen 4.2 percent; untreated group ... surgery following treatment with Redux or phen-fen. Other findings include the ...

Article: Truth about Redux and Fen-Phen
University Wire;  September 3, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... limelight right now are Redux and Fen-Phen. These two drugs ... Phen. Interestingly, the fen-phens are not newer drugs ... 1960's as compared to Redux, the new kid on the block ... and mood swings. Both Redux and fen-phen cause a rare but ...

Article: Checkups urged for fen-phen users American Heart ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 12, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... earlier research on the links to fen-phen and Redux, the extent of the valve problems ... patients who had taken either Redux or fen-phen had significant leakage ... abnormalities to be 11% with Redux and 15% with fen-phen; all of the cases were ...

Article: AMTL Corp.'s ALCAT Test Offers a Safer Alternative for Former ...
PR Newswire;  September 18, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... Medically Proven -- Food Sensitivities Can Prevent Weight Loss HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- With the Redux and fen-phen recall, dieters are compelled to find safer approaches to weight management. Help for many could be as uncomplicated ...

Article: FDA Bans Redux and Fen-Phen Combination: French ...
PR Newswire;  September 17, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... Monday, the FDA banned the use of Redux and Fenfluramine, which comprises half of the popular Fen-Phen combination, citing the drugs ... without the Phen-Fen combination and Redux available as options for weight loss ...

Article: TOPS Club, Inc., the Leading Non-Profit Weight-Loss Support ...
PR Newswire;  September 17, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... Monday that the FDA has pulled the popular drugs, Redux and half of the fen-phen combination. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly ... you through the journey of losing weight sensibly. Redux and fen-phen are tools that helped some individuals fight ...

Article: Redux doc defends diet pill - Disputes serotonin tie to ...
The Boston Herald;  July 10, 1997 ;     681 words ... ... see why anybody would be taking fen/phen when they could be taking Redux," said Richard Wurtman, who ... not a good idea," he said. Redux, by contrast, involves only one drug. But Redux - as well as fen/phen - has been linked to a ...