[From Bill Powers (2006.10.26.1905 MDT)]
As most of you know, my wife Mary died two years ago October 8th, of a
hemorrhagic stroke. She came home after a hair appointment and shopping
on the 6th with a bad headache, was unconscious four hours later, and
died two days after that. There was no decline in health before that, no
warning at all.
That’s why I am forwarding this post from my sister Alice. Mary was
taking Robotussin as a way of relieving asthma problems. That medicine is
on the list in Alice’s post. I don’t know when the last time was that
Mary took it, but the opened bottle was still in the medicine chest, so
she had used it. I got rid of her medications long ago, so I don’t know
what else there was that might have contained Phenylpropanolamine (PPA).
Please check it out.
Bill P.
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:41:44 EDT
Subject: This is legit - IO checked it out at the Fed site
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Hi, all
I just received this from a new friend, and was about to chuck it when I
changed my mind and read it. The list of products containing the
risk-factor drug is long and very familiar. I checked the link at the
bottom and it’s the real Fed site with the same information. I thought
you all might want to check your own medications and make sure you’re not
overlooking something dangerous for yourselves and your families.love,
Mom, Al
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Please read and pass on - HEALTH
RISKS in our cabinets!!!]
Hi Everyone
I am passing this email forwarded to me this morning. It’s about
a medication that is familiar to many of us. Note also the FDA
'scomments at the end of the message.
I received this information from a friend whose mother recently
passed away.
Apparently, this was caused by a medication that is deadly. Here
are the details and I suggest you pass it on to your loved ones and
others.Subject: Phenylpropanolamine (PPA)
I would like to thank those of you who expressed
condolences on the recent passing of my mother. She suffered a
hemorrhagic stroke while she was driving home from my house on 7/30 and
passed away on 8/3. My mother’s stroke and passing was an enormous
shock to my family because she did not have any symptoms or risk
factors for a stroke.Just the week before she had gone to her doctor for a check up
and received a clean bill of health.
She did, however, develop a cold while she was visiting me and
had taken Alka Seltzer Cold Plus for 3 days. Since her passing,
we have learned that Alka Seltzer is one of the many cold medicines
that contains Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) which can cause hemorrhagic
stokes or cerebral bleeding even with the first use. I am forwarding
a list of other medications that currently use PPA. These medicines
are supposedly being recalled but my mother just purchased this
medicationless than two weeks ago. Pharmaceutical companies have known
about this danger for years, we unfortunately, did not.
I urge you to review the list of medicines with PPA and avoid
these medications. All drugs containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE
are dangerous.You may want to try calling the 800 number listed on most drug
boxes and inquire about a REFUND. Please read this CAREFULLY. Also,
please pass this on to everyone you know. 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 theFDA 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 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 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 Rel! ief
Triaminic Expectorant Chest & Head
Triaminic Syrup ! ! Cold & amp;am p; 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
They are asking you to call them at
800-548-3708 with the lot number on the box so they can send you postage
for you to send it back to them, and they will alsoissue you a refund. If you know of anyone else with small
children,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/No virus found in this incoming message.
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