Phenylpropanolamine Information


All Dimetapp and Robitussin products are PPA-Free.


On November 11, 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory concerning the safety of phenylpropanolamine (PPA). Wyeth Consumer Healthcare immediately stopped shipping all PPA-containing products, removed these products from store shelves and began shipping reformulated products without PPA.

Please find below a list of Wyeth Consumer Healthcare's products that formerly contained PPA. To find out if a product in your medicine cabinet has PPA, check for phenylpropanolamine (PPA) in the "active ingredients" section. Products reformulated without PPA list pseudoephedrine in the "active ingredients" section.

If you have a Dimetapp or Robitussin product that contains PPA, please discontinue use and call the following toll-free number for an exchange or refund: 1-800-762-4675, Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST
Dimetapp Elixir Dimetapp Elixir
(Flagged "New Formula. Read directions carefully.")
Dimetapp DM Dimetapp DM
(Flagged "New Formula. Read directions carefully.")
Dimetapp 12-Hour Extentabs Dimetapp 12-Hour Non-Drowsy Extentabs
(Flagged "New". "Non-Drowsy" is in product name.)
Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Chewable Tablets  
Dimetapp 4-Hour Tablets  
Dimetapp 4-Hour Liquigels  
Dimetapp Cough & Cold Liquigels  
Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Quick Dissolve Tablets  
Robitussin CF Robitussin CF
(lists pseudoephedrine in the "active ingredients" section)