OTC meds pulled from the shelf - CVS and Walgreen's - containing Phenylpropanolamine - (bleeding in brain) among women ages 18-49

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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:16:20 -0800 (PST)

From: Darren Schmidt <wholisticdoc@...>

Subject: OTC meds pulled from the shelf. from Wholistic Doc

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Subject: Important message @ meds being pulled from

shelves

> > > > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > Please consider checking out your medicine

cabinets at home for

the

> > > > following over- the -counter medications

.....CVS and Walgreen's

have

> > > pulled

> > > > these medications from their shelves......

> > > >

> > > > Thought it might be helpful for all of you to

have the list.

Stop

> >taking

> > > > anything containing this ingredient. It has

been linked to

increase

> > > > 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.

> >

> > > >

> > > > > > The following medications contain

Phenylpropanolamine:

> > > > > > 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

Effervescent

> > > > > > Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Sinus

Effervescent

> > > > > > Alka Seltzer Plus Night-Time cold Medicine

Effervescent BC

Allergy

> > > > Sinus

> > > > > > Cold Powder

> > > > > > BC Sinus Cold Powder

> > > > > > Comtrex Deep Chest Cold & Congestion

Relief

> > > > > > Comtrex Flu Therapy & Fever Relief Day &

Night

> > > > > > Contac 12-Hour Cold Capsules Contac 12

Hour Caplets

> > > > > > Coricidin D Cold, Flu & Sinus

> > > > > > Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Chewable Tablets

> > > > > > Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liqui-Gels

> > > > > > Dimetapp DM cold & Cough Elixir

> > > > > > Dimetapp Elixir

> > > > > > Dimetapp 4 Hour Liqui 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 Expectorant Chest & Head

Congestion

> > > > > > Triaminic Syrup Cold & Allergy

> > > > > > Triaminic Triaminicol Cold & Cough

> > > > > > Acutrim Diet Gum Appetite Suppressant Plus

Diary

Supplements

> > > > > > Acutrim Maximum Strength Appetite Control

> > > > > > Dexatrim Caffeine Free Dexatrim

> > > > > > Extended Duration

> > > > > > Dexatrim Gelcaps

> > > > > > Dexatrim Vitamin C/Caffeine Free

> >

Yours in Health,

Darren Schmidt, D.C., N.D.