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Phenylpropanolamine, or PPA, is an ingredient that has been included in prescription and over-the-counter drugs for half a century. PPA is commonly found in cold and cough medicines and diet/appetite suppressant medications. In 2000, over the counter drugs containing PPA were recalled by the Federal Drug Administration. There are also several class action and individual PPA settlement cases underway against the manufacturers of PPA products for the serious injuries associated with taking PPA-containing medications.
Following a study of PPA-related injuries conducted by Yale University, the FDA concluded that PPA injury risks outweigh the potential benefits of its inclusion in over the counter medications. In November of 2000 the FDA recalled all over the counter PPA-containing products, requested that the manufacturers of these drugs discontinue marketing them, issued a public health advisory warning against the risks of PPA, and is currently in the process of pulling these drugs from the over the counter market completely.
The Yale study found that taking PPA-containing products significantly increases the chances of having a serious hemorrhagic stroke, particularly for women. Women between the ages of 18 and 49 who have taken PPA containing products for only three days increase their chances of having one of these strokes sixteen fold. Of all hemorrhagic stroke victims, those who took PPA containing products for three days were 50 percent more likely to develop brain bleeding or hemorrhaging.
The symptoms of a hemorrhagic stroke include headache, vomiting, nausea, stiffened neck, rigidity of the body, eye sight problems, confusion and altered mental states. PPA consumption can also lead to coma or death.
Because there is still PPA-containing products on the market, the FDA recommends that people read the active ingredient list of any cold or weight control medicine they consider purchasing to see if it contains PPA. There are PPA free, safe alternatives to these products and manufacturers are still in the process of reformulating previously PPA-containing medications.
If you or a loved one has been injured by a PPA-containing product, you may be eligible to receive compensation for your medical costs, pain and suffering, permanent or partial disability, lost wages, and any other damages you have incurred as a result of PPA injuries. Currently there have been several successful class action PPA settlement cases against the manufacturers of these medications. To discover what your legal rights and options are in a PPA settlement case, you may wish to speak to a personal injury attorney who is trained to help you recover your damages.
In November 2000, the FDA asked companies using PPA (phenlypropanolamine) in their cold products to voluntarily take the products off the market because of possible health risks, including links with hemorrhagic stroke in first time female users. Now,...
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