Is phentermine the same as fen-phen?
Phentermine was half of fen-phen? Fen-phen was a nickname given to the weight loss drug combination of fenfluramine and phentermine, which were in popular use from about 1994 to 1997. Fenfluramine (also known as Pondomin) and the closely related dexfenfluramine (Redux) were subsequently voluntarily removed from the U.S. market by their manufacturers at the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to concerns about these drugs possibly damaging heart valves in some users of these medications. Phentermine, used without fenfluramine, was not found to be associated with this increased incidence of heart valve changes and so was allowed to remain on the U.S. market, as it has been for over the past 40 years. Is phentermine sold by other names? Phentermine is the name of the generic drug. Trade names of phentermine include: Adipex, Ionomin, and Fastin.
Phentermine was half of fen-phen . Fen-phen was a nickname given to the weight loss drug combination of fenfluramine and phentermine, which were in popular use from about 1994 to 1997. Fenfluramine (also known as Pondomin) and the closely related dexfenfluramine (Redux) were subsequently voluntarily removed from the U.S. market by their manufacturers at the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to concerns about these drugs possibly damaging heart valves in some users of these medications.
