Mississippi Fen-Phen Litigation Lawyer

Fen-Phen | Diet Drugs

Fen-Phen refers to a popular diet drug cocktail that many people used in the mid-90s. Phentermine (Ionamin), an amphetamine-like drug, was combined with one of two appetite suppressants, either fenfluramine (Pondimin) or dexfenfluramine (Redux). In 1997, evidence showed that fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine were linked to heart valve damage and primary pulmonary hypertension. There is also some evidence to suggest that Fen-Phen causes neuropsychological damage. The FDA removed both fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine from the market, though it is estimated that roughly 30 percent of former Fen-Phen users suffer from some form of heart valve abnormality.

If you or a loved one were Fen-Phen users or have suffered from heart problems as a result of Fen-Phen use, contact Coxwell & Associates' personal injury lawyers in Jackson, Mississippi today.

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension resulting from fenfluramine/dexfenfluramine (Diet Drugs).

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension is a rare lung disorder where the pressure in the pulmonary artery rises above normal levels. This is a serious disease that can lead to death.

There is a significant connection between the use of certain diet drugs and Primary Pulmonary hypertension. Experts have indicated that there can be a period of as much as ten (10) years from the time the person takes the drug until the symptoms first appear.

At Coxwell & Associates, PLLC we represented individual with Primary Pulmonary hypertension and helped them obtain compensation for the harms and losses they suffered from the affects of this drug induced disease.