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Date you started taking this drug:

Date you stopped taking this drug:

State where drug was ingested:

What product(s) was/were used containing PPA?

Was the injury a stroke/brain hemorrhage?

What date did stroke or hemorrhage occur?

If yes, what type of stroke/brain hemorrhage was suffered?

If you checked Ischemic, did injured party have Atrial Fibrillation?

How many days after using the PPA product did injured party suffer the stroke/hemorrhage?

How often was this medication used and when was it last used?

Does injured party still have this medication?

What additional medications were you taking at the time?

Have you taken the diet drug Meridia?

Please describe any residual damages resulting from stroke (paralysis, slurred speech, memory loss):

If stroke was suffered, has any doctor given his/her opinion as to the cause of the stroke?

If injured party did NOT have a stroke, what injuries were suffered as a result of PPA?

Please further describe side effects:

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El Pasoan Gets $400,000 In Lawsuit Against Bayer

Oct 17, 2004
| AP
An El Paso jury awarded $400,000 to a man who blamed a chemical formerly used in Alka-Seltzer Plus for a stroke he suffered in 1997. The verdict for...

Legal Blow Prompts Bayer Warning On Settlements

Oct 15, 2004
| The Times, UK
BAYER, the German chemicals to healthcare giant, last night admitted that it may need to set aside extra provisions as it said it would consider...

Drug Agency Bans 167 Cold Medicines Over Stroke Risk

Aug 2, 2004
| The Korean Herald
The government ordered a ban on the prescription and manufacturing of cold medicines containing Phenylpropanolamine yesterday, citing risk of brain...

FDA Warns of Over-the-Counter Drug

Mar 5, 2004
| AP
The Food and Drug Administration warned Americans Monday not to use dozens of over-the-counter cold remedies or appetite suppressants until their...

Lawsuit Over OTC-Drug Ingredient Begins

Nov 16, 2003
| The Star Ledger
Five years ago, Rosemary Krenfeld took a popular nasal decongestant called Tavist-D, which was regularly sold without a prescription. She later...

Lawsuit Claims Inmate's Death Linked To Decongestant

Nov 12, 2003
| AP
A family suing over the death of a prison inmate altered their lawsuit Wednesday to include a theory that her brain hemorrhage was caused by a...

Woman Sues Drug Maker, Pharmacy

Sep 8, 2003
| The Greenville News.
A Greenville woman who says she suffered a stroke from taking cold medicine five years ago filed a lawsuit Monday against the drug's manufacturer and...

Judge Allows Study Linking Products To Strokes

Jul 24, 2003
| The Star Ledger
A controversial scientific study can be used as evidence in lawsuits charging several drug makers knew their products contained an ingredient linked...

Drug Makers Knew of PPA Link To Stroke

Apr 15, 2003
| The Star-Ledger
Two big drug makers knew of possible health risks posed by a key ingredient in their over-the-counter medicines, despite company denials consumers...

Some Medicines Linked To Strokes

Mar 6, 2003
| Knight Ridder Newspapers
A stimulant once doled out by the billions in weight-loss and cold medications, then later linked to deaths, is the subject of a slew of federal...

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