What's going on with the new format on this thing??? All those nice color choices disappeared. Think I'LL disappear from AOHell's "satisfied customers'. Geeps. Anyway... some news you'll want to know about and check out, all of it has been verified so please have a read:
All drugs containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE are being recalled. 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. The following medications contain Phenylpropanolamine: Acutrim Diet Gum Appetite Suppressant Acutrim Plus Dietary Supplements Acutrim Maximum Strength Appetite Control Alka-Seltzer Plus Children's Cold Medi cine 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 Expectorant Chest & Head Triaminic Syrup Cold & Allergy 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: Orange 3D Cold & Allergy Cherry (Pink) 3D Cold & Cough Berry 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! 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/ Please visit this above FDA information page which spells out clearly how the FDA is taking steps to remove all products containing PPA from the market, with a clear health advisory in effect. To many OTC remedies have undertested ingredients and here's a big one. This information was forwarded to me through a good source, check it out on the FDA's "info page" above and get more facts. Things never go as planned, do they ....
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3 comments:
Thanks for the heads-up, Cathy, important info for folks to read.
Cathy, interesting entry! I followed those FDA warnings you linked to but they are all several years old. How old was your Triaminic? On a related topic, "expired' and "outdated" OTC bottles and packages are the scurge of many a home medicine cabinet.
Patrick
I heard about this a couple of years ago....hopefully they've pulled the meds and made a new batch.
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