New York PPA Injury Attorneys

Phenylpropanolamine, or PPA, is a drug that can be found in numerous prescriptions and over the counter medications, including decongestants, cold and cough medications, weight loss products and over the counter appetite suppressants. In 2000 the sale of PPA was banned due to health risks. Hundreds of people, especially younger women, have suffered from strokes and bleeding in the brain area as a result of taking PPA. The Food and Drug Administration have issued a warning to consumers to avoid products that include PPA due to the health hazards that it poses.

The products that contain PPA are very common and can be bought at your local grocery or drug stores. The following are some of the medicinal products that contain Phenylpropanolamine: Tavist D, Acutrim 16-hour tablets, Alka Seltzer Plus Cold, Dexatrim Caffeine Free Caplet, Robitussin CF, Dimetapp Cold and Cough, and Triaminic Cough. These products should be avoided until PPA is no longer an ingredient.

If you or a loved one has taken products containing Phenylpropanolamine, or PPA, and suffered from any side effects you should seek medical attention right away. You may have a pharmaceutical drug litigation case and should contact a New York Dangerous Drug lawyer at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro to discuss your case.