Phenylpropanolamine (PPA): Deadly

[Chy]

PPA is known to cause hemorrhagic strokes or cerebral bleeding, even with the very first use. It has been linked to to these complications in just three days after taking; especially in women ages 18-49 and infants. Severity of complications were not, however, the same for men and the scientists still don’t know why.

Pharmaceutical companies have known about this danger for years. Unfortunately, the victims of this toxic substance have not. Medications containing this ingrdient were supposedly being recalled, however, they are still available over-the-counter in many areas.

ALL drugs containing PPA are dangerous! You may want to call the 800 number listed on most labels to inquire if they’re removed PPA and about a REFUND; another critical reason to make it a practice to read labels.

1. Adutrim Diet Gum
2. Acutrim Pluss
3. Acutrim Maximum Strength
4. Alka-Seltzer Plus Children’s Cold Medicine
5. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine Original
6. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold and Flu
7. Alka-Seltzer Cold and Sinus
8. Alka-Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold
9. BC Allergy Sinus
10. BC Sinus Cold
11. Comtrex Flu and Fever
12. Contact 12-hr Day & Night
13. Contac 12-hr caplets
14. Coricidin D Cold, Flu & Sinus
15. Dexatrim (all varieties)
16. Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Chewable
17. Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liqui-Gels
18. Dimetapp DM Cold & Cough Elixir
19. Dimetapp Elixir
20. Dimetapp 4-hr Liquid Gels & Tablets
21. Dimetapp 12-hr Tablets and Extentabs
22. Naldecon DX Pediatric Drops
23. Permathene Mega-16
24. Robituss CF
25. Tavist-D 12-hr Relief
26. Triaminic DM Cough & Expectorant
27. Triaminic Syrup Cold & Allergy
28. Triaminic, Triaminicol Cold & Cough

Note: A client recently informed me that the makers of Alka-Seltzer have taken PPA out of their products. I have not been able to confirm this, however, there may still be some on store shelves or in your home….read labels!

I called the 800# on a container of Triaminic and they informed me that they are also recalling the following medicines because of a certain ingredient that is causing strokes and seizures in children…dah!

* Orange 3D Cold & Allergy, Cherry (Pink)
* 3 D Cold & Cough Berry
* 3 D Cough Relief Yellow 3D Expectorant

With the cold and flu season upon us, READ LABELS, your loved one is not nearly at risk from complications of the flu as they are PPA.

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The Natural Reader Phenylpropanolamine (PPA): Deadly

[Don S]

This is a very old story which has been making the rounds again. Here's an update on snopes:
snopes.com: PPA Advisory Alert

Claim: Drug products containing PPA (phenylpropanolamine) were pulled from the market due to FDA concerns over a possible connection to strokes.

TRUE BUT OUTDATED

Examples:

[Collected via e-mail, January 2005]
...
The list of products cited in the e-mail quoted above (which originally circulated in 2000) is therefore several years out of date, as the FDA has noted:
We have received numerous requests for a list of products containing PPA. Since companies continue to reformulate their products, FDA is not maintaining a comprehensive, updated list of products that still contain PPA. FDA is aware of emails circulating widely that list many products allegedly containing PPA. These emails, however, generally contain dated and inaccurate information and should be ignored.

The FDA recommends that consumers read the labels of OTC drug products to determine if the product contains PPA.

[cody]

All I know is that PPA makes me "high" (which I don't want to be, LOL), so I'm glad to hear that manufacturers are taking it out of their products

[Autumn]

No wonder Contac had me stoned off my a**.

Thanks for posting this Chy - Alka Seltzer is my favorite cold remedy. I'll read the label before I pass it up, but I wonder if it'll work as well without PPA?

Irrelevant, I s'pose....

[Done-With-It!]

lol, Autumn, I've heard that before.

Thanks Chy!

[Chy]

I've never been able to take cold medicine, it makes me really ill. Maybe it was the PPA? I dunno. I hadn't heard about it at all so thought it was good to share even if outdated just in case you know? The article I read it from was current and I don't ever think about snopes but anyway.. good to be aware, figure if I wasn't aware maybe someone else wasn't.

[Autumn]

Originally Posted by Done-With-It!

lol, Autumn, I've heard that before.

It was quite a miserable experience; so much so that I never took it again.