phen-fen

     

Fen-phen was an anti-obesity meication (an anorectic) which consisted of two drugs: fenfluramine and phentermine. Fenfluramine, and later, a related drug, dexfenfluramine, was marketed by American Home Products, now known as Wyeth.

Trivia about phen-fen

  • A 1997 recall ended the pairing of the diet drugs known by this homophonic name