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Dose of Denial
After decades of researching cold and diet remedies and discovering that these medicines could cause a stroke, major pharmaceutical companies continued to sell these drugs in the markets. This LA Times story describes the life of Tricia Newenham who took this medication and is now mentally disabled after suffering from a stroke.
Tags: Pharmaceutical companies; drugs that cause stroke; Tricia Newenham; diet remedies; cold medicines; FDA; FDA regulations; PPA; phenylpropanolamine
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A Dose of Denial
This article focuses on the dangers of phenylpropanolamine, or PPA, and the lengths that drug makers took to keep it on the shelves even though they knew risks associated with the ingredient. PPA is an ingredient in many popular over-the-counter cold medicines, such as Triaminic cough syrup, Alka-Seltzer Plus, Dimetapp, and diet aides such as Dexatrim and Acutrim. Although studies showed a link to hypertension and stroke, drug makers kept putting the drugs in consumers' hands.
Tags: Bayer; Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Yale Hemorrhagic Stroke Project