Find out why the FDA decided to ban this substance from all drug products as of November, 2000.

Spotlights the pharmacodynamics, uses, side effects, and drug interactions of the nasal decongestant and appetite depressant.

Review the types of strokes that may be caused by PPA and drugs that contain this substance. Read the warning signs that the FDA has posted.

Get a list of medications containing phenylpropanolamine or ephedrine. Find out about FDA recalls and stroke warning signs, and contact lawyers.

Learn about the FDA's recall of drugs containing phenylpropanolamine, or PPA, due to its believed connection to hemorrhaged strokes in its users.

Read medical research about phenylpropanolamine, the ingredient that is thought to cause hemorrhagic strokes. Submit a question about PPA.