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Attorneys are seeking class-action
certification of a lawsuit filed against
several pharmaceutical companies that
manufacture and sell the drugs used in
the popular diet drug combination known
as phentermine.
The suit was filed last week in U.S. District
Court in San Francisco, one day after
researchers at the Rochester, Minn.-based
Mayo Clinic raised concerns about the
use of fenfluramine and phentermine.
Mayo Clinic researchers identified
24 women who had developed damaged heart
valves after taking the drugs, prompting
the Food and Drug Administration to caution
doctors. However, the researchers pointed
out that a definitive relationship between
phentermine and the medical problem cannot
be determined.
Among other things, the lawsuit alleges
manufacturers misrepresented the frequency
and severity of adverse health effects.
It also alleges negligence and product
liability. It was filed by the Law Offices
of Arnold Laub and the firm of Lieff,
Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein on behalf
of people nationwide who have taken the
drugs. Both are San Francisco firms.
The suit seeks unspecified amounts for
medical monitoring of people who may suffer
adverse effects in the future as well
as general and punitive damages. The suit
also names the manufacturers of a related
drug, dexfenfluramine, known as Redux.
Redux sometimes is part of the drug combination.
Not all of the pharmaceutical companies
could be reached for comment. Officials
for SmithKline Beecham declined to comment
on the lawsuit.
In a press release related
to the Mayo Clinic findings, the company
said the combined use of phentermine with
fenfluramine is not approved by the FDA
and it is not recommended by Smith Kline,
which manufactures a brand of phentermine that accounts for about 5%of the phentermine
prescriptions written in the United States.
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