Chuck your old cold medications.If you have old cold medications from last year tucked away in your cabinet, check the ingredients for phenylpropanoloamine, a common decongestant 1. tending to reduce congestion or swelling. 2. an agent that so acts. de·con·ges·tant (d   k used in cough and cold medicines and some over-the-counter weight loss aides. This ingredient has been associated with elevating the risk of stroke. The Food and Drug Administration Food and Drug Administration (FDA), agency of the Public Health Service division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is charged with protecting public health by ensuring that foods are safe and pure, cosmetics and other chemical substances harmless, and products safe, effective, and honestly labeled. has warned consumers to avoid it, and for manufacturers to remove it from their products. For more information visit the Phenylpropanolamine phenylpropanolamine /phen·yl·pro·pa·nol·amine/ (-pro?pah-nol´ah-men) an adrenergic, used in the form of the hydrochloride salt as a nasal and sinus decongestant, as an appetite suppressant, and in the treatment of stress incontinence.phen·yl·pro·pa·nol·a·mine (PPA PPA - Pacific Planetarium Association PPA - Parité de Pouvoir d'Achat (French: purchasing power parity) PPA - Parti du Peuple Algerien PPA - Partial Payment Arrangement PPA - Partners in Personal Assistance PPA - Partnership for Prescription Assistance PPA - Pastor's Personal Assistant PPA - Path Profile Analysis PPA - Patiño & Partners Abogados (Spain) PPA - Peasants Per Acre (gaming) PPA - Pennsylvania Petroleum Association) Information Page, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/ppa. (New England Journal of Medicine, 2000, Vol. 343, No. 25, pp. 1823-1832) |
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