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The following are some known causes of pulmonary hypertension: 1  The diet drug fen-phen.. Although the appetite suppressant fen-phen (dexfenfluramine and phentermine) has been taken off the market, former fen-phen users have a 23-fold increase risk of developing pulmonary hypertension, possibly years later.
Medicines that can be used to treat pulmonary hypertension include the following: 1  Endothelin receptor antagonists. 2  Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. 3  Prostacyclins. 4  Anticoagulants (blood-thinning medicine) 5  Calcium channel blockers. 6  Diuretics (water pills) 7  Digoxin.