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• Nearly 10% of Children Have Tried Ineffective and Sometimes Dangerous Weight Loss Supplements

  January 12, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Children and teens worldwide are increasingly turning to often dangerous and frequently ineffective dietary supplements for weight loss, study finds.

• Fen Phen Lawsuits Continue to be Transferred into Federal Litigation

  October 2, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  Nearly 15 years after a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) was established for all fen-phen lawsuits filed over side effects of...

• Lawsuits Over Fen-Phen Side Effects Years Later Allowed to Proceed

  August 31, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge has rejected an attempt by Pfizer to cut-off new lawsuits over fen-phen, which continue to be brought...

• Fen-Phen PPH Lawsuits Should Be Cut Off, Drug Maker Argues

  August 30, 2012

  Austin Kirk

  Fifteen years have gone by since the diet drug Fen-Phen was removed from the market due to concerns about serious...

• Qnexa Diet Pill Approval Delayed in Face of New Safety Plan

  April 11, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Federal drug regulators have decided to delay a decision on whether to approve the weight loss drug Qnexa, which includes...

• FDA Warns of Homeopathic HCG Diet Pill Side Effects

  December 7, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal drug regulators are warning consumers that HGC hormone weight loss drugs are dangerous, and the agency will be cracking...

• Alli Lawsuits

  May 1, 2010

  AboutLawsuits

  The over-the-counter weight loss drug Alli, which contains orlistat, has been linked with reports of serious and potentially life-threatening liver...

• Xenical, Alli Side Effects Being Reviewed by FDA for Potential Liver Injury

  August 25, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  The FDA issued an early communication Monday about an ongoing safety review of potential liver side effects of Alli and...