Colorado Woman Claims Manufacturer of Cough and Cold Remedy Knew PPA Could Cause Strokes

BOULDER, Co. - The manufacturer of Robitussin CF allegedly knew that PPA, the product's active ingredient, could potentially cause hemorrhagic strokes but failed to warn consumers of such risks, according to a lawsuit filed recently in Colorado. Patti Zeidler v. Whitehall-Robins, et al., No. N/A (Co. Dist. Ct., Boulder Cty.)

Plaintiff Patti Zeidler also claims in the Jan. 8 complaint filed in Boulder County District Court that the drug company could have used an alternate ingredient in the drug's formulation that would have made the drug safer to use.

Zeidler was a healthy individual before she sustained 'catastrophic neurological injuries' …