Fwd: MEDICINE RECALL - IMPORTANT

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> Rich Hartzell

> Quality Assurance Specialist

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>> All drugs containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE are being recalled.

>> 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.

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>> 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.

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>> The following medications contain Phenylpropanolamine:

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>> 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 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 Expector ant Chest & Head

>> Triaminic Syrup Cold & Allergy

>> Triaminic Triaminicol Cold & Cough .....

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>> 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:

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>> Orange 3D Cold & Allergy Cherry (Pink)

>> 3D Cold & Cough Berry

>> 3D Cough Relief Yellow 3D Expectorant

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>> They are asking you to call them at with the lot

>> number

> on

>> the box so they can send you postage for you to send it back to them,

> and

>> they will also issue you a refund. If you know of anyone else with

> small

>> children.

>> PLEASE PASS THIS ON. THIS IS SERIOUS STUFF!

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>> DO PASS ALONG TO ALL ON YOUR MAILING LIST so people are informed.

> They

>> can then pass it along to their families.

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>> To confirm these findings please take time to check the

>> following:

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

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>> Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Information Page

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>> The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking steps to remove

>> phenylpropanolamine (PPA) from all drug products and has requested

>> that

> all

>> drug companies discontinue marketing products containing PPA. In

> addition,

>> FDA has issued a public health advisory concerning

>> phenylpropanolamine.

>

>> This drug is an ingredient that was used in many over-the-counter

>> (OTC)

> and

>> prescription cough and cold medications as a decongestant and in OTC

> weight

>> loss products.

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>> In response to the request made by FDA in November 2000, many

> companies

>> have voluntarily reformulated and are continuing to reformulate their

>> products to exclude PPA while FDA proceeds with the regulatory

>> process

>> necessary to remove PPA from the market.

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>> We have received numerous requests for a list of products

>> containing

>

>> PPA. Since companies continue to reformulate their products, FDA

>> is not

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>> maintaining a comprehensive, updated list of products that still

> contain

>> PPA. FDA is aware of emails circulating widely that list many

>> products

>> allegedly containing PPA. These emails, however, generally contain

> dated

>> and inaccurate information and should be ignored.

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>> The FDA recommends that consumers read the labels of OTC drug

> products

>> to determine if the product contains PPA. The Agency believes this to

> be

>> the most accurate method for determining the PPA content of OTC

> products

>> rather than providing an incomplete or out-of-date list of products

> that

>> may have already been reformulated and no longer contain PPA.

>> (Introduction updated 03/07/03)

>>

>> Scientists at Yale University School of Medicine recently issued a

>> report entitled " Phenylpropanolamine & Risk of Hemorrhagic Stroke:

> Final

>> Report of the Hemorrhagic Stroke Project. " This study reports that

> taking

>> PPA increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding into the brain

> or

>> into tissue surrounding the brain) in women. Men may also be at

>> risk.

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>> Although the risk of hemorrhagic stroke is very low, FDA recommends

> that

>> consumers not use any products that contain PPA.

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>> FDA's Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee recently discussed

> this

>> Yale study along with additional information on phenylpropanolamine.

> The

>> Advisory Committee determined that there is an association between

>> PPA

> and

>> hemorrhagic stroke. It recommended that PPA be considered not

>> safe for

>

>> over-the-counter use.

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>> PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR CHILDREN IN CASE THEY GIVE IT TO THEIR

>> CHILDREN OR TO FRIENDS WHO HAVE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.

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