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The Food and Drug Administration issued a strong warning to stop using drugs with the ingredient phenylpropanolamine or PPA. This ingredient is found in products such as: Dexatrim, Travist-D, and many others. It is believed that the FDA plans to ban this ingredient from future use. In the meantime, they are asking companies to voluntarily stop using it in their products and instead find a safer alternative. For information on this ingredient, the FDA is answering questions at a toll free line: 1-888-INFO-FDA, or at a direct line that is not toll free: 1-301-827-4570. This affects many thousands of drug stores such as Rite Aid, the Walgreen company, and CVS Pharmacy branches across the country. Dieters should consult their physicians, as over-the-counter alternatives for this ingredient do not exist in diet pills. Your Doctor may have a prescription-only alternate. According to Dr. Charles Ganley, you should be on the alert for PPA as an ingredient in non-prescription cold relievers, both brand names and generic ones, and instead use decongestant ones with the safe alternative pseudoephedrine, or use nasal sprays. Dimetapp has PPA but an alternate liquid version does not, and new PPA-free pills will follow. Contact 12-hour Cold Capsules have PPA, but the other five Contact products do not. To be save please read the label before buying or ask the pharmacist to assist you. The brands named here are just a few of the cold remedies that have had this ingredient in them. Don't assume your favorite cold remedy is PPA-free. Look at the label or ask the pharmacist. Remember, the
safe alternative ingredient is pseudoephedrine. About 6 billion doses of Phenylpropanolamine are sold every year in this country. When in doubt, ask your Doctor for advise. |
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