fen-phen

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Etymology

Blend of fenfluramine +‎ phentermine, from the initial syllables of the two drugs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛnfɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

fen-phen (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology, medicine) A combination of the drugs fenfluramine and phentermine, formerly prescribed for weight loss.
    • 2023 October 9, Tressie McMillan Cottom, “Ozempic Can’t Fix What Our Culture Has Broken”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      It is hard to recall the last time a drug so excited the general public. Fen-phen in the 1990s, maybe? Viagra or Botox in the 2000s? Each had amazing hype cycles but none as explosive as Ozempic.

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high-profile pop-cultural weight-loss medications

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