PLEASE don't mix cold Meds
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| Wow you have to be careful. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Hope your over your cold and feeling back to normal. |
| I'm glad you're doing better!
Guess we better read the ingredients section very carefully. According to Snopes - THIS IS TRUE - but OUTDATED Maybe our nurse friends can UPDATE us on this. They say due tp companies reformulating their products that the FDA is or (was) not maintaininig an updated list of products containing Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), so the consumer should double check labels. Snopes article: http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/ppa.asp Below is the e-mail that I recently received about Phenylpropanolamine aka PPA: A lady wrote: ....on the passing of my mother. She suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and passed away. ....... because she did not have any symptoms or risk factors for a stroke. Just the week before she'd received a clean bill of health. She developed a cold while 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'm 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 containing 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 brain) 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: GO TO: http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/ppa.asp I 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 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! PASS ALONG TO ALL ON YOUR MAILING LIST. To confirm these findings, please take time to check the following: http://www.fda. gov/cder/ drug/infopage/ ppa/ |
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