fen-phenn.
/ˈfɛnˌfɛn/, U.S. /ˈfɛnˌfɛn/ Pharmacology colloquial.
The drugs phentermine and fenfluramine used in combination, esp. in the treatment of obesity. Also called phen-fen.
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phenmetrazine1956
anorectic1957
anorexiant1957
appetite suppressant1958
anoretic1961
phentermine1961
fenfluramine1964
fen-phen1993
phen-fen1994
1993 Business Wire (Nexis) 17 Mar. [He]..revealed data indicating that the use of two generic medications, Fenfluramine and Phentermine (Fen/Phen), has aborted the craving for alcohol in chronic alcoholics.
1994 Washingtonian Mar. 27/1 Once they resumed the fen-phen regimen, they caught up with the continuous users in pounds lost, but they suffered worse side effects.
1998 S. Fried Bitter Pills iii. xviii. 306 By 1995 fen-phen fever was sweeping the world of American weight-loss products.
1999 Financial Times 9 Oct. 7/1 Six million people will benefit from Thursday's $3.75bn settlement of claims that the diet drug cocktail fen-phen causes heart valve problems.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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