PPH and Fen-Phen Articles

Lawyer who won $1 billion Fen-Phen settlement dies

November 9, 2009. By Charles Benson.

Houston, TX: Houston Attorney John O'Quinn, widely known and respected in legal circles for his lucrative Fen-Phen settlement and successful prosecution of the tobacco industry, was killed in a car accident late last week.

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PPH and Fen-Phen Research Ongoing

November 7, 2009. By Jane Mundy.

Sacramento, CA: For years, Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) was a medical mystery. Scientists studied it for over 100 years before formally categorizing it as a disease, and even today the medical community is divided as to whether PPH is the result of a single factor or many. But one thing is certain: Fen-Phen and other appetite suppressants are known to trigger the narrowing of the pulmonary artery.

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Nurse took Fen-phen, Diagnosis PPH

October 26, 2009. By Jane Mundy.

Austin, TX: When Maxine was 57, she had to take early retirement from a nursing career she loved because in 1997 she took Pondamin, a component of the diet drug Fen-phen. "I stopped taking Pondamin after six months because it was making me 'hyper'," says Maxine. But six months was long enough to cause primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), and irreparable damage.

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Banned Herbal Fen-phen / Ephedra Still Lurking in Cyberspace

October 19, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.

Washington, DC: When the Fen-phen drug was banned back in 1997 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), fans of the then-popular diet cocktail were looking for alternatives. After all, Fen-phen worked. Yet it injected the term primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) into the public lexicon; a serious condition that can take years to emerge after Fen-phen is stopped and is often fatal.

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Fen-Phen lawsuit lawyer recommended for permanent disbar

October 8, 2009. By Charles Benson.

Louisville, KY: A lawyer involved in Kentucky's Fen-Phen settlement has been recommended for permanent disbarment for allegedly violating 17 ethics rules.

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"I'm Worried that Phentermine is Linked to PPH"

October 4, 2009. By Jane Mundy.

Odessa, FL:Cindy wanted to lose weight and her doctor recommended she try phentermine, but Cindy didn't know that Phentermine is the "Phen" in Fen Phen. However, Cindy now knows about Fen Phen side effects and worries that she might develop Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH).

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Fen-Phen User's PPH Misdiagnosed as Asthma

September 25, 2009. By Jane Mundy.

Cartersville, GA:Since 1996, Barbara has been suffering from symptoms similar to asthma; her breathing problems began shortly after taking Fen-Phen. But after countless tests and thirteen years later, Barbara found out that she didn't have asthma as her doctor initially diagnosed: instead she is suffering something much worse: Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH).

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Fen-Phen is Dead, But Phentermine Lives On

September 17, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.

Washington, DC: Although the combination Fen-Phen has long been banned in this country by the US Food and Drug Administration, primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is still serving to haunt those who used the Fen-Phen drug long after they stopped taking it. PPH and Fen-Phen has resulted in many a Fen-Phen lawsuit.

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Is Phentermine Just as Dangerous as Fen-Phen?

September 8, 2009. By Jane Mundy.

Dallas, TX: In 2001 Pat took phentermine, which was once half of the wildly popular Fen-phen cocktail, for about 3 years, until she developed an allergic reaction that has just gotten worse. Although Pat hasn't developed Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH), she says this drug has caused both severe physical and psychological damage. (Although Fen-phen was taken off the market several years ago, phentermine is still prescribed as an appetite suppressant.)

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Diet Watch: Fen-Phen Fat Cats and Alli-Oop(s)

August 28, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.

Covington, KY: The Fen-Phen diet pill was once-upon-a-time the last word in dieting for millions of overweight Americans before the Fen-Phen drug was pulled off the market by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over concerns for primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), a disease affecting the lungs.

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