CAN PHENTERMINE ONLY CAUSE
PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION (PPH) ?
What is Phentermine ?
 Phentermine
diet pills are a prescription-based appetite suppressant. Phentermine first
received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1959 as an
appetite suppressant for the short-term treatment of obesity. Phentermine
resin became available in the United States in 1959 and Phentermine
Hydrochloride in the early 1970s. In the US, Phentermine is currently sold
under the brand names Ionamin® (Medeva Pharmaceuticals) and Adipex-P® (Gate
Pharmaceuticals). It is also available as a generic medication, known as 'phentermine'.
Previously, it was sold under the name Fastin® (formerly produced by King
Pharmaceuticals for SmithKline Beecham). In December 1998, SK-Beecham withdrew
Fastin from the market
What are other names for Phentermine?
| Brand Name |
Generic Name |
Pharmaceutical Company |
| Adipex-P |
Phentermine Hydrochoride |
Gate Pharmaceuticals |
| Dapex 37.5 |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Ferndale Pharmaceuticals |
| Fastin |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Smith Kline Beecham |
| Ionamin |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Medeva Pharmaceuticals |
| Ionamin |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Fisons Pharmaceuticals |
| Obe-Nix |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Abana Pharmaceuticals |
| Obephen |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Mallard Pharmaceuticals |
| Obermine |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Forest Pharmaceuticals |
| Obestin-30 |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Ferndale Pharmaceuticals |
| Oby-Cap |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Richwood Pharmaceuticals |
| Oby-Trim |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Rexar Pharmacal (div of
Richwood) |
| Phentermine |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Parmed Pharmaceuticals |
| Phentride |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Jones Medical |
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| T-Diet |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Jones Medical |
| Zantryl |
Phentermine Hydrochloride |
Ion Laboratories
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Phentermine use in the
Popular Fen Phen
Until late 1997's,Phentermine was
also been used in combination with dexfenfluramine ("dexfen-phen").
Fenfluramine ("fen") and phentermine ("phen") are
prescription medications that have been approved by the FDA for many years as
appetite suppressants for the short-term (a few weeks) management of obesity. Recently,
some physicians have prescribed fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine in combination
with phentermine, often for extended periods of time, for use in weight loss
programs. Use of drugs in ways other than described in the FDA-approved label is
called an "off-label use". While there are no medical studies that
directly link phentermine only usage to PPH or valvular heart disease,
many former diet drug patients have complained of heart murmurs, rapid heart
beat, chest pains and other similiar Fen Phen type of side effects and
symptoms.
Phentermine Only & PPH ?
If you have been diagnosed with
Primary Pulamonary Hypertension (PPH) and ONLY took Phenetermine or Ephedra
and
not the Fen Phen Combination, Pondimin or Redux, then we would like to discuss
other
potential avenues of drug exposure that may have caused your PPH. Call
for
a Free Case Evaluation at 1-800-883-9858
or 1-800-468-4878 or (Click
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for PPH & Diet Drug Victims since 1997
