LawyersandSettlements.com Brings Readers the Latest News on Fen-Phen Cases and Litigation

Aug. 6, 2009 - PRLog -- LawyersandSettlements.com, America's premier online legal news source, continues to bring their readers the latest in Fen-Phen lawsuits and legal developments.

A combination of the drugs fenfluramine and phentermine, this drug was produced and marketed by Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories as a diet pill with amazingly fast weight loss effects. Unfortunately, the drug began inducing some serious side effects, including Primary Pulmonary Hypertension or PPH. PPH is a rare and debilitating lung condition that affects the blood vessels in the lungs, and it has been observed to cause death within four years for approximately 45% of its victims.

A major complication with PPH and the depths of Fen-Phen's culpability for this condition is that a definitive cause has yet to be found. However, studies have established that the first PPH cases started appearing three decades ago, and it is linked to this drug as well as similar appetite suppressants like Redux and Pondimin.

PPH is very difficult to diagnose, and its symptoms have been known to start emerging after as long as ten years. Therefore, even though Wyeth-Ayerst pulled their 'miracle' diet drug out of the market in 1997, cases of PPH and related illnesses traceable directly to the weight loss pills continue to occur even today.

LawyersandSettlements.com keeps track of all new and current Fen-Phen cases making their way through the justice system. Each new lawsuit, its progress and eventual resolution is closely monitored and recorded for the benefit of both the general public and those considering filing a case themselves. Read more on cases involving this drug, as well as legal developments regarding other issues, at http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com.

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