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Stroke
Decongestant and Diet Ingredient Linked to Risk in Younger People
November 12th, 2000
An ingredient in dozens of popular over-the-counter diet and cold medicines may be the cause of several hundred hemorrhagic strokes suffered annually by people under 50, U.S. government scientists said on October, 19, 2000. Manufacturers insist that concern over the decades-old ingredient - called phenylpropanolamine and found in products ranging from Dexatrim to Triaminic - is overblown. They argue that there is no proof the drug causes hemorrhagic strokes, or bleeding in the brain. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's scientific advisers voted on October 19 that phenylpropanolamine cannot be classified as safe, a classification critical...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2000-11-12)
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