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PPA (phenylpropanolamine)

PPA (phenylpropanolamine)


The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking steps to remove phenylpropanolamine (PPA) from all drug products and has requested that all drug companies discontinue marketing products containing PPA. 

In addition, FDA has issued a public health advisory concerning phenylpropanolamine. This drug is an ingredient used in many over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription cough and cold medications as a decongestant and in OTC weight loss products. 

We have received numerous requests for a list of products containing PPA. In response to the request made by FDA in November 2000, many companies have voluntarily reformulated and are continuing to reformulate their products to exclude PPA while FDA proceeds with the regulatory process necessary to remove PPA from the market. 

Therefore, there is no comprehensive, updated list available from FDA

FDA is aware of emails circulating widely that list many products allegedly containing PPA. Those emails are no longer valid and should be ignored. 

Please read the labels of OTC products to determine if they contain PPA. (Paragraph added 2/20/2002

This is from the FDA website (http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/ppa/default.htm)

 

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