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Published: 2024-09-17 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/09/17, The Hong Kong Institute of Pharmacists warns that cold medicine generally contains phenylpropanolamine, which, if taken in conjunction with high amounts of caffeine products, may cause a sharp rise in blood pressure, which is serious and can be fatal. Members of the public are not allowed to use coffee or tea to deliver medicine. They should consult a pharmacist before taking the medicine. Phenylpropanolamine, also known as PPA, is a commonly used oral drug. There are 85 registered drugs in Hong Kong that contain PP.

The Hong Kong Institute of Pharmacists warns that cold medicine generally contains phenylpropanolamine, which, if taken in conjunction with high amounts of caffeine products, may cause a sharp rise in blood pressure, which is serious and can be fatal.

Members of the public are not allowed to use coffee or tea to deliver medicine. They should consult a pharmacist before taking the medicine.

Phenylpropanolamine, also known as PPA, is a commonly used oral drug. There are 85 registered drugs in Hong Kong that contain PPA, most of which are combined cold and cold medicines, including proprietary medicines commonly bought in pharmacies. The Institute of Pharmacists cites foreign studies showing that when taken in conjunction with high amounts of caffeine products, PPA can triple the maximum blood concentration.

Cui Junming, Education Director of the Drug Education Resource Centre of the Hong Kong Institute of Pharmacists, pointed out that a dose of cold medicine contains about 25 mg of PPA. If you take it three to four times plus 400 mg of caffeine, you will have a chance to cause a sharp rise in blood pressure and develop hypertensive emergencies, such as severe headaches, tension and shortness of breath, which need to be treated by lowering blood pressure. Some patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure or stroke may be life-threatening.

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