New York Phenylpropanolamine Injury Attorneys

Over-The-Counter Allergy and Sinus Medication

Over 400 well-known over-the-counter and prescription drugs for Cold, Flu, Cough, Allergy and Sinus trouble, as well as Diet Aids and Energy/Metabolism Boosters have been recalled and pulled from the shelves (For more information and a list of products that originally contained PPA or Phenylpropanolamine click here). These products contained a product named Phenylpropanolamine or PPA, which has been linked to stroke and heart attacks. PPA is used in cold and allergy medications to relieve nasal congestion and in diet products to control appetite.

Literally thousands of innocent consumers have suffered strokes and heart attacks, often resulting in death or disablement, from taking these popular medications. People who are taking products containing PPA are at an increased risk of hemorrhagic strokes or bleeding of the brain. It has recently been linked to causing up to 500 strokes each year and the FDA has significant concern because of the seriousness of a stroke and the inability to predict who is at risk.

Yale University's School of Medicine has recently published "Phenylpropanolamine & Risk of Hemorrhagic Stoke: Final Report of the Hemorrhagic Stroke Project." In short, Yale scientists that PPA may increase the risk of stroke, especially in women. The report is posted on the FDA website at http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/InformationbyDrugClass/ucm150763.htm.

For more information and a list of products that originally contained PPA or Phenylpropanolamine click here and check the labels on the medications in your home for products that may contain this drug. These products were pulled from the shelves in November 2000. Many of the manufacturers of these products have voluntarily reformulated them, without using PPA, and have put them back on the market.