Episode 57: Fen-Phen

In the 1990s, a new diet drug combination swept the US, promising an easy way to drop weight quickly. Soon thereafter, Redux joined the ranks, but the fatal side effects would soon come to light when thousands were injured with heart disease and neurotoxicity.

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