Recall Alert
By MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
Australia
July 21, 2008 8:56pm CST
An American friend emailed me this information and I thought I would pass it on. I haven't checked with Snopes to see if it's genuine as I felt it is authentic.
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 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 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-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 Extendtabs 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
Orange3D 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 PASS THIS ON TO YOUR CHILDREN IN CASE THEY GIVE IT TO THEIR CHILDREN OR TO FRIENDS WHO HAVE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.
I don't know if this has been posted previously....just thought it was better to be safe than sorry.
Have you ever had in your possession drugs or other things that have been recalled?
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12 responses
@ellie333 (21016)
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22 Jul 08
Hi MsTickle, this is scary and it is great that all these products are being recalled but you were right to place the warning as people could have already bought these medicines and they are in the cabinets being used at home. I live in the UK and haven't heard of this happening here yet but I will take onboard and check all medicines in my cupboards before I buy and also pass warning onto others. Thank you for sharing this with us. Huggles. Ellie :D
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
31 Jul 08
Hi Ellie. I don't quite know what is going on. The info I posted is 2-3 years old but the product is still available. Best to check the ingredients of your own medications in your country and see the results. See Goodies response # 1 and check out the link there. It is current.
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
22 Jul 08
I got this email as well but thanks for spreading it around so others can view it as well. Sad thing though I was giving my little sister some of these medications just 2 months ago. Plus my husband takes the allergy medications that he bought over the counter. I will send this on again to those I missed.
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
31 Jul 08
Hey thanks for the heads up! can't be to safe when it comes to the medications we take. I will check the new link out.
@slickcut (8140)
• United States
23 Jul 08
I have heard this before and when i did i was concerned because these are sold in all the stores..My children are grown but i have grandchildren and i would just be so upset if they were in harms way..Thank you so much for taking the time to write this..I will surely send it along to my family that i feel will need to hear this...
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@raydene (9871)
• United States
22 Jul 08
I don't believe many of these products have it in them anymore since the early 2000's.
Seems like there was hype about it about the time I was getting my disability and that was 2000-2001.
It's most likely an old email that has been passed around for years.
Chek the fds site if you want.
xoxoxoxoxoxo
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@newzealtralian (3930)
• Australia
22 Jul 08
I think from memory, it applies to people who have an existing blood disorder. In
Australia, all medications, whether prescription or over the counter have to undergo years of testing before they are approved as being safe. You did mention some products that we do use, but if this were really a big issue, it would have been all over the news here at the time, and I we didn't hear anything about it. Health and public safety are very important over here, so our media does get involved.
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
22 Jul 08
If you actually read the FDA site this was from back in 2005. So yeah, back then it was relevant, but it has been taken off the market since.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
22 Jul 08
Jiminy cricket! That list there is almost all the type of nasal decongestants on the market today. I just thank my lucky stars that even though I've always had sinus problems I don't rely on any kind of medications whether prescribed or over the counter. I don't even take anything if I have a cold. But thanks for the heads up on this. But gee, what next? Everyday you hear of more medications being recalled
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
22 Jul 08
If you actually read the FDA site this was from back in 2000-2006. This has since been corrected, thankfully.
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@blackmantra_x (2732)
• Philippines
22 Jul 08
thanks for the warning. hemorrhagic stroke is a severe medical neuro-emergency and if you add aspirin in the menu, you'll be adding gasoline in a fire. It should be totally recall and post a warning to the public so as to flash out those who have them stored at home.
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@snowberries (399)
• Australia
31 Jul 08
Oh yeah, i actually received that email too. It sounds pretty real to me. I have used some of the medicines such as Dimetapp and Robitussin before. I'll definitely be checking the labels before i use them again!
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