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Fen-Phen Users May Be Eligible to Settle PPH Claims
The Food and Drug Administration ordered the manufacturer of Redux and Pondimin—prescribed as part of the diet drug combination Fen-Phen—to recall these products in September 1997 due to their association with an increased risk of heart valve problems.
Fen-Phen has also been linked to an increased risk of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), a condition that causes high blood pressure in the artery connecting the heart and lungs. According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, patients who used Fen-Phen for more than three months were 20-times more likely to develop PPH than other patients.
Although the manufacturer of Fen Phen has settled claims filed by patients who suffered heart valve damage, patients who developed PPH after using the diet drugs may still be eligible to file a lawsuit.