Subject: Medicine Warning > > Please forward this to the people you love. CVS has removed all products > containing this chemical (PPA, Phenylpropanolamine) from their shelves. 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. > > This is the list from the CVS website: > http://www.cvs.com/otherCVS/drugDisclaimer.asp > > Affected Products > NOTE: These lists of over-the-counter products are informational only, and > are not intended to include all products containing PPA. > > PRODUCTS BEING PULLED > > ACUTRIM 16-HOUR TABLETS > ACUTRIM GUM > ACUTRIM MAX TABLETS > ALKA SELTZER + COLD/COUGH > ALKA SELTZER + COLD/SINUS > ALKA SELZTER PLUS CHILDRENS > ALKA SELTZER PLUS COLD > ALKA SELTZER PLUS COLD, CHERRY > ALKA SELTZER PLUS COUGH/COLD > ALKA SELTZER PLUS NT > ALKA SELTZER PLUS COLD, ORANGE > BC ALLERGY SINUS POWDER > COMTREX DEEP CHEST > COMTREX FLU DAY/NIGHT > CONTAC CAPSULES > CORICIDIN D TABS > CVS COLD & ALLERGY ELIXIR > CVS COLD & ALLERGY ELIXIR DM > CVS COLD & ALLERGY TABLETS MAX > CVS DAYHIST D > CVS DIET CAPLET > CVS DIET CAPLET WITH C > CVS EFFERVESCENT COLD TABS > CVS TRIACTING COUGH > CVS TRIACTING EXPECTORANT > CVS TRIACTING MULTI > CVS TRIACTING MULTI CHERRY > CVS TRIACTING SORE THROAT > CVS TUSSIN CF > DEXATRIM CAFFEINE FREE CAPLET > DEXATRIM CAPLET WITH C > DEXATRIM EX DURATION TABLET > DEXATRIM GELCAPS > DIMETAPP CHEW TABS > DIMETAPP DM ELIXIR > DIMETAPP ELIXIR > DIMETAPP EXTENTABS > DIMETAPP COLD & COUGH > NALDCN-DX ADULT SYR > NALDCN-DX CHILD SYR > NALDECON DX DROPS > PERMATHENE - 16 HR TABLET > TAVIST D > TAVIST D TABLETS > THINZ SPAN CAPSULES > TRIAMINIC COUGH > TRIAMINIC CHEST & CONGESTION > TRIMINIC COLD & ALLERGY > TRIMINICOL C&C > > PREVIOUSLY DISCONTINUED ITEMS > Check your medicine cabinet to see if these products are there. > > ALKA SELTZER PLUS FLU TABS > ALKA SELTZER PLUS SINUS > COMTREX ND LIQUIGEL > CONTAC CAPSULES > DEXATRIM EX DURATION TAB > DIMETAPP 4-HR LIQUIGELS > DIMETAPP QUICK TABS > TAVIST D > TAVIST D TABLETS > > ITEMS THAT MAY INCLUDE PPA > The following products have undergone a formula change and may contain > PPA. Check the ingredients label to see if a product you have contains PPA. > > ROBITUSSIN CF

-- Doreen (animalwaitress@excite.com), January 04, 2001

Answers

Just wanted to confirm with you Doreen,my husband was sent the same notice at work(in Canada)For the guys to remove all the above products from their first aid supplies....teri

-- teri (mrs_smurf2000@yahoo.ca), January 05, 2001.

FYI guys, anything containing aspartame - that's diet just about anything - contains PPA. Don't touch the stuff myself. Try Stevia.

-- Laura Jensen (lrjensen@nwlink.com), January 07, 2001.

I knew aspartme was "evil", but I didn't know it had PPA. Thanks for that added info. On stevia, it's important to know that it's like 100 times sweeter than sugar, so don't put in a whole teaspoonful...you'd be rather disgusted!

-- Doreen (animalwaitress@excite.com), January 07, 2001.

Doreen, I just wanted to thank you. My son has a really bad cough that hasn't allowed him to sleep. (I usually let things run their course if I can) At the drug store, I was reading all the ingredients and this showed up on alot of them. One claimed no dyes, sugar, fillers, etc. Perfect I thought but this and aspitime were in it. It was for diabites. I read the articles but if I didn't read it here, I wouldn't have remembered it. Thanks again. (I got the Robitussin honey)

-- Dee (gdgtur@goes.com), January 09, 2001.

Glad it helped!!! I hope he gets better real soon.

-- Doreen (animalwaitress@excite.com), January 10, 2001.

I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND BOUGHT DIMETAP FOR CHILDREN THIS PAST AUGUST WHEN I WAS IN CALIFORNIA VISITING MY PARENTS. HAVE COLD COMPANIES TAKED THE PPA OUT OF ANY MORE COLD REMIDIES? THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE THIRD WORLD USUALY SELLS WHAT THE U.S. WON'T BUY TO ITS UNEDUCATED PUBLIC. THIS KIND OF INFORMATION IS VERY IMPROTANT FOR US CITIZENS LIVING ABROAD. THANK YOU

-- DEBORAH ALFADDAGHI (DEB@OGERTEL.COM), January 10, 2002.

I didn't know about all the other medications, but last year there was a big deal about removing all of the cough medicines with PPA. I really try to avoid OTC medications--hard to keep track of all those weird ingredients.

-- GT (nospam@nospam.com), January 10, 2002.

Sorry, hadn't read the date on the original post, but it is good to know about all those other medications.

-- GT (nospam@nospam.com), January 10, 2002.