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PPH & FEN-PHEN®
*** Attention Fen-Phen® Users ***
If you have been seriously injured by the effects of Fen-phen®-induced Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH), or you have a loved one who was injured, or even died from the effects of PPH after taking Fen-phen®, please contact us immediately for a FREE potential case evaluation.
Death
Heart Failure
Both of the above have been attributed to Fen-phen®-induced PPH.
We have PPH lawyers standing by ready to speak with you.
You may be entitled to compensation for your injuries, and we take all cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you do not pay for our services unless you receive an award/compensation.
Do not Delay!
Your rights and compensation may be lost forever if you wait.
WHAT IS PPH?
Primary pulmonary hypertension is defined as an increase in blood pressure in the patient’s pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, or pulmonary capillaries.
PPH can result in a variety of symptoms and conditions, including shortness of breath, extreme fatigue, angina, swelling of the ankles and the feet, the occasional coughing up of blood, dizziness, and fainting – all of which may be made much worse by physical exertion.
Most serious of all, PPH can ultimately result in heart failure and/or death.
PPH has been reported in numerous people prescribed the drug Fen-phen®.
WHAT IS FEN-PHEN®?
Fen-phen® was a medication designed to treat obesity, and which consisted of two particular drugs: fenfluramine and phentermine.
In July 1997, a research team based at the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation reported no less than 24 cases of rare valvular disease and PPH in women who had taken Fen-phen®.
In addition, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted medical doctors to the fact that it had received an additional 9 reports of the same type, and advised all health care professionals to report any and all such cases to the agency’s MedWatch program, and/or to their respective pharmaceutical manufacturers.
The FDA’s decision was based upon the findings of doctors who - via the use of echocardiograms designed to evaluate the function of heart valves - had studied a variety of patients taking the fenfluramine and phentermine-based product for obesity.
As a result of this study, a disturbing discovery was made.The collective findings revealed that approximately 30 pe rcent of all the evaluated patients had distinctly abnormal echocardiograms, even though they displayed no actual, physical symptoms.
Significantly, this percentage of abnormal test results far exceeded that which could be expected from a comparatively-sized sample of the population who had not been exposed to either fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine, via Fen-phen®.
In the wake of this action, the FDA received 66 additional accounts of heart valve disease, all of which were associated with the use of Fen-phen®. In addition, documented reports surfaced that demonstrated acute heart-valve problems in patients taking only either fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine.
The overall outcome was that in September 1997, the FDA requested the withdrawal of Fen-phen® from the U.S. market. Today, Fen-phen® is no longer generally available.
A study published in November 2008 in BMC Medicine demonstrated that patients who had taken Fen-Phen® could possibly be affected by heart-related problems for years after being prescribed the drug.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS?
The most serious risks include:
Death
Heart Failure
If you have experienced any serious PPH-related side effects after taking Fen-phen®, or you have a loved one who has suffered from PPH after taking Fen-phen®, , or who has died from taking the drug, you may have a claim for legal compensation.
Contact the Mulligan Law Firm for superior legal representation.
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