45,000 people who took Fenn, Fenn, and Redux developed either primary pulmonary hypertension or heart valve damage. 45,000 people end up with heart conditions as a result of this. According to Reuters, it is the third largest pharmaceutical settlement in the nation's history.
Fen-Phen & Redux were "the next miracle drugs" in the '90s, claiming to help people lose dramatic amounts of weight in just three months. But within a few short years, they'd been pulled from the market. They were just too effective! (Just kidding, they killed some people.)
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