posted 02 January 2006 04:38 PM
The FDA is recalling products with Phenylpropanolamine, and advising everyone to stop taking it. It's more dangerous to women than men. www.choicechanges.com
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skdadl
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posted 02 January 2006 04:46 PM
nister, unless I'm misreading that notice, it looks as though this problem was identified some time ago and many of these preparations have already been reformulated. People should definitely check lists of ingredients, though.
I reacted because sometimes these FDA warnings, late though they usually are (by which I mean they lag behind the solid research by years), need urgent attention.
posted 02 January 2006 04:53 PM
This one has been around long enough to be on Snopes under True (but outdated)
quote:Origins: On 6 November 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory warning that phenylpropanolamine (PPA), an ingredient found in many over-the-counter cold medications and diet aids, may cause strokes and thus should be avoided. Although the FDA did not issue a mandatory recall of PPA-containing products, they asked drug manufacturers to voluntarily stop selling products containing PPA and provide safer alternatives. As a result, most products that formerly included PPA have now been discontinued or reformulated without PPA while the FDA proceeds with the regulatory process necessary to remove all PPA-containing products from the market.
The article goes on to point out the list is updated. A quick Google produces numerous other articles expanding on the topic.
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nister
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posted 02 January 2006 04:57 PM
My apologies..the link had today's date on the headliner..d'oh.
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Sineed
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posted 02 January 2006 06:36 PM
As Canadians, we don't answer to the FDA.
Which is a good thing--Health Canada recalled PPA as of May, 2001.
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solarpower
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posted 02 January 2006 07:29 PM
I used to use a product with PPA. I liked it for bronchitis. With it relaxing absolutely everything it made it very easy to cough out the bad stuff. It first got into trouble when some babies died of cribdeath. Some adults didn't seem to realize babies don't take the same meds and in the same doses. So warning labels appeared. Then it was linked to strokes. And poof, it was gone from the Canadian market. It is interesting though that it's only affecting women. I can see that if someone would have a problem it would show up rapidly within 3 days but what is it about female brains? Is it because we use them much more than men? LOL...only joking, no i'm not a sexist. Sorry guys. A joke! Honestly!
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Sineed
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posted 02 January 2006 07:46 PM
You can try using products with pseudoephedrine, which is similar to PPA. Depending where you live, though, you might have to ask the pharmacist for it because of the "Meth-Watch" program. Apparently, legislators believe that crystal meth makers would be put off by having to ask pharmacists for one of their precursor ingredients.
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posted 02 January 2006 04:38 PM
