The Truth:
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, all firms that use phenylpropanolamine in their products are being asked to voluntarily discontinue them.

The suggestion from the eRumor that there are refunds on the products is a hoax.

Phenylpropanolamine is commonly used in ************ and over-the-counter nasal decongestants and weight control products.

The FDA action was in response to a study by researchers at Yale University that found an increased risk of stroke in people who were using products with phenylpropanolamine in them.

The FDA says the chance of stroke is small and was found to have mostly affected women, but because of the seriousness of stroke and the difficulty in predicting who could be at risk, it was best to ask for the manufacturers to voluntarily remove it.

One of the problems in the wake of the FDA request is that some emails circulating on the Internet and that list particular products from particular companies give the impression that the company should be blamed for a defective product, a misunderstanding that the drug manufacturers are worried about. They want the public to know that they are voluntarily removing phenylpropanolamine from their products.

Some versions of the story say phenylpropanolamine is also harmful to children, but that was not a conclusion of the Yale study.

Source: http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors...panolamine.htm