Fat chance : diet mania, greed, and the infamous fen-phen swindle /

During the early 1990s, the diet drugs fen-phen and Redux achieved tremendous popularity. The chemical combination was discovered by chance, marketed with hyperbole, and prescribed to millions. But as the drugs' developer, pharmaceutical giant American Home Products, cashed in on the miracle we...

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Main Author:	Christman, Rick (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lexington, Kentucky : South Limestone, an imprint of the University Press of Kentucky, [2021]
Subjects:	Weight loss. Appetite depressants. Fenfluramine. Phentermine. Products liability > Drugs > United States. Weight loss preparations industry > Law and legislation > United States. Weight Loss. Appetite Depressants. United States.
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