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Warning: Phenylpropanolamine

Started by missvixen · 25 Jul 2006 · 11 posts survive (11 recovered from printable/lo-fi copies) · Wayback

missvixenr25 Jul 2006, 8:25pm

i got an email from daana containing this, im not sure what to make of it......

QUOTE

Take this as you please…

Includes Sinutab ND

This was sent out, I had it checked by the Manager of the chemist at Garden
City Clinic and apparently this is correct. Although the US authorities have
already acted, nothing has yet been forthcoming from our own (dear) Ministry
of Health!!!!

All drugs containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE are being recalled. Please read
this CAREFULLY. Also, please pass this on.

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 contain
Phenylpropanolamine:

Acutrim Diet Gum Appetite Suppressant
Acutrim Plus Dietary Supplements
Acutrim Maximum Strength Appetite Control
Alka-Seltzer Plus Children's Cold Medicine Effervescen
Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine (cherry or orange)
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 Liquid 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 Relief
Triaminic Expectorant Chest & Head
Triaminic Syrup Co ld & Allergy
Triaminic Triaminicol Cold & Cough

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

PLEASE PASS THIS ON. THIS IS SERIOUS STUFF!

DO PASS ALONG TO ALL ON YOUR MAILING LIST so people are informed. They can
then pass it along to their families.

To confirm these findings please take time to check the
following:

http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/ppa/

anyone heard anything about this?

Candy_Catr25 Jul 2006, 8:29pm

no i havent but wow! i'll look out for that. Hopefully we follow suit here in aus for more research/product recall!

Jutsinr25 Jul 2006, 8:36pm

Wow.. amazing how this has to be discovered after the products are widely released and consumed!

I had not heard of this before, but will keep it in mind.

nO_iRiSr25 Jul 2006, 8:42pm

I got this e-mail a while ago. Not really sure if its valid or not. I'll ask one of my prooffesors at uni, they might know.

asianfunkphenomenar25 Jul 2006, 8:42pm

Just wondering...dont some of the products that are manufactured in the USA have different chemical properties than what we manufacture here despite being the same branded products?

I'm pretty sure we have differing governing bodies concerning what ingredients are allowed in the production of medicinal products.

nO_iRiSr25 Jul 2006, 8:46pm

I know they sometimes have different names... not sure of the chemical properties.

missvixenr25 Jul 2006, 8:47pm

i would assume so.....

so i guess we should check the labels to see if it contains Phenylpropanolamine

Aeonr25 Jul 2006, 8:53pm

most mixtures are different here then what they are overseas, as companys account for regulations and regonal likes/dislikes

asianfunkphenomenar25 Jul 2006, 9:05pm

Alright...I can confirm that Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liquid Gels dont contain this ingredient. I'm reading the back of it now

Seven of GAFFiOr26 Jul 2006, 11:55pm

Its an old product recall from years ago... and i dont think they use Phenylpropanolamine anymore..

So it says here:

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/phenylpropanolamine-recall.html

Maori_Messiahr27 Jul 2006, 2:31am

QUOTE(nO_iRiS @ Jul 25 2006, 09:42 PM)

I got this e-mail a while ago. Not really sure if its valid or not. I'll ask one of my prooffesors at uni, they might know.

It's is valid

QUOTE(Aeon @ Jul 25 2006, 09:53 PM)

most mixtures are different here then what they are overseas, as companys account for regulations and regonal likes/dislikes

This was forwarded from an anti-australian government website, i assume they speak of Australian products, it's not hard to find substitutes for cold and flue, Appetite Control and allergy meds anyway just stick to demizin and yeh just demizin lol everything found in demizin can cure all of these keep it phunki yeh i don't know anything cary on

bed time MWAH