Health, Wealth and Happiness

This may not be new for all of you, but it looked critical to me to pass it on…

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 F DA

recommended that everyone ( even children ) seek alternative

medicine.

The following medications contain Phenylpro panolamine:

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 S eltzer 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 Dura tion

Dexatrim Gelcaps

Dexatrim Vitamin C – Caffeine Free

Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Chewable Tablets

Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liqui-Gels

Dimetapp! DM Col d & 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 & amp; 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 familie s.

To confirm these findings please take time to check the following:

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

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR CHILDREN IN CASE THEY GIVE

IT TO THEIR CHILDREN OR TO FRIENDS WHO HAVE CHILDREN

AND GRANDCHILDREN.