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dexfenfluramine

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dexfenfluramine
Redux® Clinical pharmacology An appetite suppressing amphetamine analogue that acts centrally–ie CNS as an appetite suppressant to ↓ hunger sensation. See Obesity.


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Wyeth marketed the dangerous "fen" half of it--the drugs fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine, sold under the brand names Pondimin and Redux.
Wyeth's comeback kid: Robert Essner guides the pharma giant back from ... by Hawthorne, Fran / Chief Executive (U.S.)
As a result of these reports, the manufacturer has voluntarily withdrawn two medications, fenfluramine (Pondimin) and dexfenfluramine (Redux) from the market.
Prescription Medications for the Treatment of Obesity by Pamphlet by: National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Since Mayo's July 8 announcement, 58 more cases of heartvalve damage in patients on fen-phen have been reported to the FDA, including seven patients taking only dexfenfluramine (Redux) and two taking only fenfluramine.
The fen-phen summer: weight loss brings unexpected results by Plutowski, Shelly / Communication World
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