Fen Phen & Redux

from Maintenance Phase Hosted by Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes

Fen-Phen & Redux were "the next miracle drugs" in the '90s, claiming to help people lose dramatic amounts of weight in just three months. But within a few short years, they'd been pulled from the market. They were just too effective! (Just kidding, they killed some people.) Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Links! Dispensing with the Truth by Alicia Mundy The New Miracle Drug (Time Magazine) How Fen-Phen, A Diet 'Miracle,' Rose and Fell (the New York Times) Blowing the Whistle on Fen-Phen (Journal of Business Communication) Purdue OxyContin settlement would rank among largest in pharma history (Reuters) National Trends in Antiobesity Medication Use (JAMA Network) The Fen-Phen Finale: A Study of Weight Loss and Valvular Heart Disease (Obesity Research) Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the show

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