[tabi] Re: Watch It
- From: "Allison and Chip Orange" <acorange@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:56:44 -0500
Charles and everyone,
please do not post any sort of general warning to TABI. I know you want to
help one another, but there are just too many of these floating around; if we
allowed them, and everything else that crossed our computers, to be posted on
TABI, it would have little to do with blindness or Tallahassee.
please remember the rules are: it must have something to do with blindness or
Tallahassee; thanks, I do appreciate everyone's cooperation with this. I've
seen some lists where they spend a good per centage of all their messages
arguing over the list rules, and I don't want us to do that. if you're not
sure, shoot a copy of the message to me first and ask. some of our members
have been kind enough to do that lately, and I really appreciate it.
Chip
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Atkins
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 5:29 AM
Subject: [tabi] Watch It
Subject: PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE
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WORTH READING IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT
THIS......I checked this out on Snopes, and it is true
Hope everyone reads this and remembers it when
they start to "self-medicate" a little cold. Won't be long before we get into
the little cold and flu season .
I made a copy for myself and family so we
wouldn't forget.
Su bject: Phenylpropanolamine - THIS IS SERIOUS
- please read !!
I received this information from a friend whose
mother recently passed away. Apparently, this was caused by a medication that
is deadly. Here are the details, and I suggest you pass it on to your loved
ones and others.
Subject: Phenylpropanolamine (PPA)
I would like to thank those of you who
expressed condolences on the recent passing of my mother. She suffered a
hemorrhagic stroke while she was driving home from my house on July 30th and
passed away on Au gust 3rd. My mother's stroke and passing was an enormous
shock to my family, because she did not have any symptoms or risk factors for a
stroke. Just the week before she had gone to her doctor for a check up and
received a clean bill of health.
She did, however, develop a cold while she was
visiting me and had taken Alka Seltzer Cold Plus for 3 days. Since her
passing, we have learned that Alka Seltzer is one of the many cold medicines
that contains Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), which can cause hemorrhagic stokes or
cerebral bleeding, even with the first use. I am forwarding a list of other
medications that currently use PPA.. These medicines are supposedly being
recalled but my mother just purchased this medication less than two weeks ago.
Pharmaceutical companies have known about this danger for years, we
unfortunately, did not..
I urge you to review the list of medicines with
PPA and avoid these medications. All drugs contain ing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE are
dangerous. 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. STOP TAKING anything containing this
ingredient.
It has been linked to increased hemorrhagic
stroke (bleeding in=2 0brain) among women ages 18-49 in the three days after
starting use of the medication. Problems were not found in men, but the FDA
recommended that everyone (even children) seek alternative medicine.
The following medications contain
Phenylpropanolamine :-
1. Acutrim Diet Gum Appetite Suppressant
2. Acutrim Plus Dietary Supplements
3 Acutrim Maximum Strength Appetite Control
4. Alka-Seltzer Plus Children's Cold Medicine
Effervescent
5.. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine (Cherry or
Orange )
6. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine Original
7. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Cough Medicine
Effervescent
8. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Flu Medicine
9. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Sinus Effervescent
10. Alka Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold Medicine
11. BC Allergy Sinus Cold Powder
12. BC Sinus Cold Powder
13. Comtrex Flu Therapy & Fever Relief
14. Day & Night Contac 12-Hour Cold Capsules
15. Contac 12 Hour Caplets
16. Coricidin D Cold, Flu & Sinus
17. Dexatrim Caffeine Free
18. Dexatrim Extended Duration
19 Dexatrim Gelcaps
20. Dexatrim Vitamin C/Caffeine Free
21. Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Chewable Tablets
22. Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liqui-Gels
23. Dimetapp DM Cold & Cough Elixir
24. Dimetapp Elixir
25. Dimetapp 4-Hour Liquid Gels
26. Dimetapp 4-Hour Tablets
27. Dimetapp 1 2-Hour Extentabs Tablets
28. Naldecon DX Pediatric Drops
29. Permathene Mega-16
30. Robitussin CF
31. Tavist-D 12-Hour Relief of Sinus & Nasal
Congestion
32. Triaminic DM Cough Relief
33. Triaminic Expectorant Chest & Head
34. Triaminic Sy20rup Co ld & ; Amp; Amp
Allergy
35. Triaminic Triaminicol Cold & Cough
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:
1 Orange 3D Cold & Allergy Cherry (Pink)
2. 3D Cold & Cough Berry
3. 3D Cough Relief Yellow 3D Expectorant
They are asking you to call them at
800-548-3708 with the lot number on the box so they can send you postage for
you to send it back t o 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!
DO PASS ALONG TO ALL ON YOUR MAILING LIST so
people are informed. They can then pass it along to their families.
To confirm these findings, please take time to
check the following:
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/ppa/<
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Rebecca Small
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