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Swindled

119. The Magic Pill (Fen-Phen)

Swindled

A Concerned Citizen

True Crime, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.79.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

A trendy new diet drug combination subjects millions of users to serious health effects, resulting in a monumental legal battle. Prelude: Cancer concerns force Belviq, a popular diet drug, to be withdrawn from the marketplace. –––-–---------------------------------------- BECOME A VALUEDLISTENER™ Spotify Apple Podcasts Patreon –––-–---------------------------------------- DONATE: SwindledPodcast.com/Support CONSUME: SwindledPodcast.com/Shop WATCH: SwindledVideo.com –––-–---------------------------------------- MUSIC: Deformr –––-–---------------------------------------- FOLLOW: SwindledPodcast.com Instagram Twitter.com TikTok Facebook Thanks for listening. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode of Swindled may contain graphic descriptions or audio recordings of disturbing events which may not be suitable for all audiences.

0:10.0

Listener discretion is advised.

0:17.0

Those struggling with their weight know that it goes beyond willpower. I wish I wasn't still hungry.

0:20.0

Is this enough?

0:22.0

It's late and I'm still hungry.

0:26.0

Weight loss is not just about willpower.

0:28.0

While we have different triggers, we face similar challenges.

0:31.0

Am I full?

0:33.4

Do I want more?

0:34.9

Have I had enough?

0:36.4

Maybe it's time to try Belvique.

0:38.8

Belvique is FDA approved for weight loss in adults who are overweight

0:42.0

with at least one weight- related medical condition or obese.

0:44.8

When used with diet and exercise, Belvie can help you lose weight and keep it off.

0:50.0

When San Diego based Arena Pharmaceuticals is Belvique, hit pharmacy shelves in 2013, 12 years had passed since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved a new weight loss medication, Belvique, otherwise known by its generic name Lord

1:04.9

Casserin, was a twice daily tablet that manipulated user's serotonin levels to

1:10.0

trigger the sensation of being full.

1:12.6

Prescribed with a healthy diet and steady exercise,

1:15.8

there was hope that this new little blue pill

1:18.5

was the miracle cure for obesity

1:20.9

that the world had been waiting for.

1:23.0

While most diet drugs work as an appetite suppressant in your stomach, Belvique works as a suppressant in your brain.

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