c/o Pharmaceutical Services, Saskatoon City Hospital
701 Queen Street, Saskatoon, SK Canada S7K 0M7
TEL: (306) 655-8506 FAX: (306) 655-8804
Email: regierl@sdh.sk.ca Internet: www.sdh.sk.ca/ RxFiles
November 8, 2000
The following is a list of cold remedies that contain phenylpropanolamine (PPA) in Canada. Consumers and health professionals are advised to check active ingredients on the product label to confirm. Health
Canada and the US Food and Drug Administration have issued warnings about the rare risk of hemorrahagic stroke with PPA, especially in women under age 50. Cold products containing pseudoephedrine (e.g.
Sudafed
â
) have not been associated with this risk, and are generally considered safer . PPA is not currently included in appetite suppressants in Canada.
Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine – EVT
Antitussive Decongestant Antihistamine SYR
Bronchodex D Capsules
Caldomine DH Adult
Caldomine DH Infant
Chlor-Triplon Decongestant Syrup
Cold & Allergy Relief – Liquid
Cold Decongestant Long Acting Capsules
Cold Relief
Cold Relief DM
Coltalin Tablets
Contac Cold Capsules
Contac Cold Extra Strength Capsules (12hr Relief)
Contac Cough Cold and Flue Caplets
Coricidin D Long Acting Tablets
Coricidin D Tablets
Coricidin ND Tablets
Coricidin Sinus Headache Tablets
Cough, Cold & Allergy Relief
Counteract Sinus and Allergy
Decongestant Antihistaminic Syrup
Dilotab
Dimetane Expectorant Liquid
Dimetane Expectorant-C Syrup
Dimetane Expectorant-DC Syrup
Dimetapp-A Sinus
Dimetapp Chewable Tablets
Dimetapp Children’s Cold & Allergy Tablets
Dimetapp Children’s Cold & Fever
Dimetapp Clear
Dimetapp Cold & Sinus
Dimetapp Cough & Cold Liqui-Gels Caplets
Dimetapp Cough, Cold & Flu
Dimetapp DM Elixir
Dimetapp DM Tablets
Dimetapp Elixir
Dimetapp Extentabs
Dimetapp Liqui-Gels Caplets
Dimetapp Oral Infant Drops
Dimetapp Tablets
Dimetapp-C Syrup
Emercidin “D” Tablets
Entex LA
Oradrine 2 Tablets
Oradrine Tablets
Ornade AF Spansule SRC
Ornade Spansule SRC
Pharmacol DM Syrup
Sine Off ND Extra Strength Caplets
Sine-Off Allergy Tablets
Sine-Off N.D. Tablets
Sinutab SA (Sinus & Allergy)Tablets
Tantacol DM Syrup
Tantapp Elixir
Tavist-D Tablets
Triaminic Cold & Allergy Syrup
Triaminic DM Daytime Syrup
Triaminic Expectorant DH Syrup
Tri-Anamine Cold Syrup
Tri-Anamine Expectorant Antihistamine
Decongestant Syrup
Trisulfaminic Suspension
Trisulfaminic Tablets
Tussaminic C Forte Syrup
Tussaminic DH Forte Syrup
Tussaminic DH Pediatric Syrup
**Listing is not exhaustive; many generic and housebrands are not included
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