Talk:Fenfluramine/phentermine

message: I will not do it myself, but I propose that the "Alternative Diet Drug" link be taken down. There are many alternatives to Fen-Phen out there and listning this link is misleading.
:Cleaned up; I personally thought that only the second link counted as spam. Iolakana•T 11:52, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Alternative diet drug

message: Maybe somebody would like to add to this article talking of the fraud over the tort settlements in Kentucky. A few attorneys defrauded clients out of 42 million dollars. I don't know if this is relevant but I am watching a TV show on this right now and it seems kind of relevant for at least a link.
Thehotshotpilot (talk) 02:51, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Tort]] Fraud

message: The article mischaracterizes the American Lawyer article, and understates Wyeth's payout.  In addition, there is no mention of the substantial multi-billion dollar fraud committed by plaintiffs' attorneys in "mass screenings" of claims.  See, e.g.,  http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1217620&partid=472662&did=31848&eid=44273317.  Finally, the Kentucky fen-phen fraud needs to be updated. THF (talk) 02:40, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tags 

message: I have edited the information re the association with heart disease. The article cited did not discuss pulmonary hypertension, was not case-controlled, did not demonstrate a 24-fold increase. It was actually 24 case reports referred to the Mayo Clinic, a center drawing widely across the midwest. The authors concluded that they meant to raise a concern. Subsequently, further data suggests that their conclusion was correct. Unfortunately, the article did not suggest that excessive doses of fenfluramiine and other serotonin agonists may have aggravated the condition. 
I have also removed a redundant citation of the same articl
PietrH (talk) 20:04, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Correction of Connolly NEJM quotation

message: This page cites one book not available on internet for 7 or 8 citations. I do not feel that is adequate for a controversial subject. Some of the most contentious has out of date or no citations at all.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by PietrH (talk • contribs) 21:09, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inadequate citations 

message: I am a retired physician who coined the term fen-phen two decades ago. I was the first to report that this combination could remit alcohol and certain drug cravings. I have made some edits on the above page fully understanding the need to present a neutral position. Any statements I make there will be fully referenced. I would appreciate it if anybody thinks that what I write is biased. I admit to having a strong personal opinion that I will try to avoid expressing here.
PietrH (talk) 22:57, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Conflict of Interest Statement

message: I have now created new sections levels, revised extensively and hope that I have not offended anybody. Since I am new at this, I hope you can show how to improve my revisions.
More to come if I am not stomped on. 
PietrH (talk) 17:46, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Major revision

message: I am rating this article per request from User:PietrH. I'll leave it at Start for the moment. Here are some comments:
* I have moved the page to the scientific names (INN) per WP:MOSMED and done some minor copyediting. This includes removing the word "unfortunately" referring to the study that was not performed. While I agree this is unfortunate, we are an encyclopaedia and do not judge, only report.
* Also, we do not usually mention journals, hospitals and people in the article text unless it is necessary for a specific reason. I suggest removing these – eg. "In 1984, a double-blind, controlled clinical trial... was performed..." instead of "In 1984, Michael Weintraub, MD, and collaborators at the University of Rochester Medical Center reported that...". I won't do it myself because I don't want to sound rude by removing your name, PietrH, from the article.
* Your citation looks perfectly fine to me.
* "As of 2011, Fen-phen is no longer widely available" seems to contradict the lead which says it has been withdrawn. Which is correct?
* I cannot judge whether the "outdated" banner is still appropriate; please remove it if you think it isn't needed any more.
Thank you for all the work you put into this article! Feel free to contact me if you need more information or help. Cheers, ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 14:40, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rating 

message: If Fen-Phen was proven to have caused the purported heart valve problems, some sort of experimental evidence should be referenced. Otherwise, the lack of evidence should be noted. Currently, only observational studies are cited by the article without any acknowledgement of the possibility of extraneous correlations. Was it that obese people with heart valve problems were taking the drug and Fen-Phen was not the true cause? The article should at least recognize these unknowns. 2600:8803:C301:9800:5902:B86D:450B:8968 (talk) 20:09, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Insufficient Evidence