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Phen Fen Lawsuits

Thousands of phen fen lawsuits resulted from the September 1997 announcement that the diet drug was being FDA recalled. There were more than 11,000 phen fen lawsuits settled by American Home Products, costing the company $4.83 billion. The phen fen lawsuits settlements were considered the largest products liability settlement of all time. Phen fen lawsuits sought damages for the instances of primary pulmonary hypertension, valvular heart disease, endocardial fibrosis, death, and other adverse effects.

The phen fen side effects first surfaced back in August of 1996 when the New England Journal of Medicine performed a study concluding the use of phen fen for three months or longer resulted in a twenty-three-fold increase in pulmonary hypertension. After a 1997 Mayo Clinic study linking phen fen to heart valve problems as well the FDA issued a warning and then the phen fen recall a month later. The phen fen lawsuits held American Home Products responsible for the serious and deadly conditions because the company failed to report the adverse effects.

According to an FDA key reviewer of phen fen, American Home Products knew about the phen fen dangers before it was ever withdrawn from the market, a basis for many of the phen fen lawsuits.

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