Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 The following was sent to me by a friend: All drugs containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE are being recalled because it has apparently been linked to increased hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding in brain) among women ages 18-49 in the three days after starting use of medication, according to a study performed at Yale University. Problems were not found in men, but the FDA recommended that everyone (even children) seek alternative medicine. Many over the counter meds contain this ingredient. You might wish to check out the article at: http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/ppa/default.htm .... which describes the study and has other sources listed at the bottom. Does anyone have any comments on this? Is this really valid or is it some knee-jerk reaction to the findings in one study? Rosemary Vernon, Editor Dolfzine On-Line Fitness, Inc.® A Not-For-Profit Foundation www.dolfzine.com Marina del Rey, CA IronRoses@... http://www.chuckietechie.com *Don't forget to sign all letters with full name and city of residence if you wish them to be published! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 Rosemary Vernon wrote: > All drugs containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE are being recalled because > it has apparently been linked to increased hemorrhagic stroke > (bleeding in brain) among women ages 18-49 in the three days after > starting use of medication, etc > Does anyone have any comments on this? Is this really valid or is > it some knee-jerk reaction to the findings in one study? This is very old news. This happened about two and a half years ago. All drugs with PPA are now off the market. There is no valid reason why anybody should take PPA. Harvey Maron, M.D. Steamboat Springs, CO. * Don't forget to sign all letters with full name and city of residence if you wish them to be published! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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