PPA

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PPA is a chemical used in hundreds of over-the-counter and prescription medications. PPA was very common in diet drugs, nasal decongestants and cough medications. Annually, U.S. consumers buy about 6 billion doses of product containing PPA. PPA, however, is suspected in causing between 200 and 500 hemorrhagic strokes per year in patients age 18 to 49. Popular PPA Products containing PPA include:

	Dexatrim Weight Control Candy and Tablets
	Acutrim Weight Control Candy and Tablets
	Permathene Mega 16 Weight Control Tablets
	Robitussin CF Cough Syrup
	Triaminic DM Cough Syrup
	Tavist D Cold, allergy and sinus tablet

Click on PPA Products to see a list of products that have contained PPA.

Regulators determined that PPA is linked to cases of bleeding strokes in adults under the age of 50. Research pointed to a higher risk of hemorrhagic strokes, or bleeding into the brain, for women, but the FDA cautioned that men were also at risk. The strokes occurred within three days after people took the products. Since November 6, 2000, the FDA has moved to take PPA off the market. U.S. health officials have also urged consumers to stop taking decongestants and diet drugs containing PPA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has also asked all drug companies to voluntarily stop marketing products containing PPA. Most, if not all drug companies have complied with this request and have reformulated their products with other ingredients. In 2003, the FDA recommended that consumers read the labels of OTC drug products to determine if the product contained PPA. The FDA thought this was the most accurate way of determining if OTC products contained PPA instead of the FDA providing an incomplete or out-of-date list of products that may have been reformulated.

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