Parents' Suit Blames Dimetapp, PPA for Infant's Stroke



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PORTALES, N.M. - The parents of a boy who suffered a stroke after taking Dimetapp have sued the product's manufacturer alleging the company should have warned consumers about the apparent link between the phenyloproponalomine (PPA) contained in its product and stroke. Dillon, et al. v. American Home Products, et al., No. D-0911-CV-02002 (N.M. Dist. Ct., Roosevelt Cty.).

Filed just after the first of the year, the lawsuit alleges that Dimetapp manufacturer American Home Products was for years aware of studies showing that PPA caused stroke, but waited until after the link was publicized in November 2000 to pull its PPA-containing …






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