Friday, February 6, 2009

Bad Effects of PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE's

All drugs containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE are being recalled. STOP TAKING anything containing this ingredient. It has been linked to increased hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding in brain) among women ages 18-49 in the three days after starting use
of medication. Problems were not found in men, but the FDA recommended that everyone ( even children ) seek alternative medicine.

The following medications cont ain Phenylpropanolamine:

> Acutrim Diet Gum Appetite Suppressant
> Acutrim Plus Dietary Supplements
> Acutrim Maximum Strength Appetite Control
> Alka-Seltzer Plus Children's Cold Medi cine Effervescent
> Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine (cherry or or ange)
> Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine Original
> Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold &Cough Medicine Effervescent
> Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold &Flu Medicine
> Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold &Sinus Effervescent
> Alka Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold Medicine
> BC Allergy Sinus Cold Powder
> BC Sinus Cold Powder
> Comtrex Flu Therapy &Fever Relief
> Day &Night Contac 12-Hour Cold Capsules
> Contac 12 Hour Caplets
> Coricidin D Cold, Flu &Sinus
> Dexatrim Caffeine Free
> Dexatrim Extended Duration
> Dexatrim Gelcaps
> Dexatrim Vitamin C/Caffeine Free
> Dimetapp Cold &Allergy Chewable Tablets
> Dimetapp Cold &Cough Liqui-Gels
> Dimetapp DM Cold &Cough Elixir
> Dimetapp Elixir
> Dimetapp ! 4 Hour L iquid Gels
> Dimetapp 4 Hour Tablets
> Dimetapp 12 Hour Extentabs Tablets
> Naldecon DX Pediatric Drops
> Permathene Mega-16
> Robitussin CF
> Tavist-D 12 Hour Relief of Sinus &Nasal Congestion
> Triaminic DM Cough Rel! ief
> Triaminic Expectorant Chest &Head
> Triaminic Syrup Cold & Allergy
> Triaminic Triaminicol Cold &Cough

I just found out and called the 800# on the container for Triaminic and they informed me that they are voluntarily recalling the following medicines because of a certain ingredient
that is causing strokes and seizures in children :


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

Local medicines containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE include:

Neozep, Decolgen, Sinutab, Nasathera, Nafarina, Nasatap, AP Histalin, Tuseran, Bioflu, Neo Bromhexan

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