Find out what the FDA is doing about Phenylpropanolamine = " Deadly"
By BearySpecial
@BearySpecial (41)
United States
March 21, 2007 5:44pm CST
I have include the webpage so you can find out what the FDA is doing about this. For now you can eliminate these drugs from our medicine cabinets that have PHEYLPROPANOLAMINE in them.
The list of drugs containing PHEYLPROPANOLAMINE below:
You may want to call the 800 number listed on the boxes for a REFUND.
Please read this carefully and post any new developments that you find.
STOP taking anything that contains this ingrediant. It has been linked to cause hemorrhagic stroke (BLEEDING IN THE BRAIN)in women 18-49 in three days of starting use of the medicine. There were no problems in men, But the FDA recommends that (Everyone)even childen.
Accutrim diet gum appetiet supressant
Accutrim plus dietary suppliments
Accurtim maxium strentght diet suppliments
Alka Selzter childrens plus cold Efferverscent
Alka Selzter Childrens plus Orange and Cherry
Alka Selzter Plusorginal
Alka Selzter Plus cold & Cough Effervescent
Alka Selzter Plus cold & Flu
Alka Selzter Plus cold & Sinus
Alka Selzter Plus Night Time Cold Medicines
BC Allergy Sinus Cold Powder
BC Sinus Powder
Comtrex Flu Therapy & Fever Relief
Day & Night Contac 12 hour Cold Capsules
Contat 12 hour
Coricidin D cold flu & sinus
Dexatrim Caffen free
Dexatrim Extended Duration
Dexatrim Vitamin C/caffiene free
Dexatrim Gelcaps
Dimeatapp Cold & allergy chewables
Dimeatapp cold and cough liquid gels
Dimeatapp DM cold & Cough Exiler
Dimeatapp Exiler
Dimeatapp 4 hour liquid gels
Dimeatapp 4 hour tablets
Dimeatapp 12 extended tabs
Neldicon DX Pediatric drops
Parmethene Mega 26
Tavist - D 12 hour sinus and nasal congestion
Triaminic DM Cough Relief
Triaminic Expectrant
Triaminic Syrup
Triaminic Triminicol
I just called Triaminic 800# and found out that they are volenteerly recalling
the ingredient is causing strokes and siezures in children.
Orange 3D Cough and allergy- pink
3D cough and cold- berry
cough relief 3D expectorant
They are asking to call them 800-548-3708 with the lot # on the box so they can send you postage paid envelope to send it back to them. They will issue you a refund
Too confirm these finding please take the time to confirm:
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/ppa/
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