Medicine Alert

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Dear Herbalists,

As I do not watch Television, I cannot confirm this message but

thought I would pass it on as it came from a reliable source - if it is

false - please let me know..Love Penny

Alert !! - Medicine Removal

 

Please pass this on..... Here is the website address CVS has

removed all products containing this chemical from their

shelves. This was seen on the News both last night and this

morning.

Thought might be helpful for all of you to have the list. 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:

Commonly called " PPA "

 

#1 Alka-Seltzer Plus Children's Cold Medicine, #2

Effervescent Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine (cherry or

orange)

#3 Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine, #4 Original Alka-Seltzer

Plus Cold & Cough Medicine.#5 Effervescent Alka-Seltzer

Plus Cold & Flu Medicine. #6 Effervescent Alka-Seltzer Plus

Cold & Sinus. #7 Effervescent Alka Seltzer Plus Night-Time

cold Medicine. #8 Effervescent BC Allergy Sinus Cold

Powder, #9 BC Sinus Cold Powder. #10 Comtrex Deep Chest

Cold & Congestion Relief. #11 Comtrex Flu Therapy & Fever

Relief. #12 Day & Night Contac 12-Hour Cold Capsules. #13

Contac 12 Hour Caplets. #14 Coricidin D Cold, Flu & Sinus.

#15 Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Chewable Tablets. #16

Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liqui-Gels. #17 Dimetapp DM cold &

Cough Elixir. #18 Dimetapp Elixir. #19 Dimetapp 4 Hour Liqui

Gels. #20 Dimetapp 4 Hour Tablets. #21 Dimetapp 12 Hour

Extentabs Tablets. #22 Naldecon DX Pediatric Drops. #23

Permathene Mega-16. #24 Robitussin CF. #25 Tavist-D 12

Hour Relief of Sinus & Nasal Congestion. #26 Triaminic DM

Cough Relief. #27 Triaminic Expectorant Chest & Head

Congestion. #28 Triaminic Syrup Cold & Allergy. #29

-Triaminic Triaminicol Cold & Cough. #30 Acutrim Diet Gum

Appetite Suppressant Plus Diary Supplements.#31 Acutrim

Maximum Strength Appetite Control. #32 Dexatrim Caffeine

Free. #33 Dexatrim Extended Duration. #34 Dexatrim

Gelcaps. #35 Dexatrim Vitamin C/Caffeine Free. Please

discard any of these medications as soon as possible!