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:<ul><li> <a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Subscribe on Patreon</a></li><li><a href='https://paypal.me/maintenancephase'>Donate on PayPal</a></li><li> <a href='http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase'>Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more</a></li></ul>Links! <ul><li><a href='https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/dispensing-with-the-truth_alicia-mundy/1120829/#edition=2356924&idiq=5517806'>Dispensing with the Truth by Alicia Mundy</a></li><li><a href='http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,985187-1,00.html'>The New Miracle Drug</a> (Time Magazine)</li><li><a href='https://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/course/Syllabi/97Dartmouth/day-2/fen-phen-1.pdf'>How Fen-Phen, A Diet 'Miracle,' Rose and Fell</a> (the New York Times)</li><li><a href='https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0021943604265608'>Blowing the Whistle on Fen-Phen</a> (Journal of Business Communication)</li><li><a href='https://www.reuters.com/article/us-purdue-pharma-settlement-history-fact/purdue-oxycontin-settlement-would-rank-among-largest-in-pharma-history-idUSKCN1VW2KL'>Purdue OxyContin settlement would rank among largest in pharma history</a> (Reuters)</li><li><a href='https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/215503?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=190857'>National Trends in Antiobesity Medication Use</a> (JAMA Network)</li><li><a href='https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.1550-8528.1998.tb00350.x'>The Fen-Phen Finale: A Study of Weight Loss and Valvular Heart Disease</a> (Obesity Research)</li></ul>Thanks to <a href='https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/'>Doctor Dreamchip</a> for our lovely theme song!<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Support the show</a>

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Fen Phen & Redux

Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.