fen-phen

or fen/phen

[ fen-fen ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a drug that is a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine, formerly used in treating obesity but withdrawn from the market because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.

Origin of fen-phen

1
First recorded in 1990–95

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