Mother Arrested for Buying One Too Many Sudafed

Ever since it was discovered that the active ingredient in Sudafed  can be used as a precursor for making methamphetamines, innocents have been arrested for buying a little too much allowed under the law. According to police, ignorance of the law is no excuse. So here's two cautionary tales... On July 19, 2010, a mom bought two boxes of 24-hour Sudafed  to alleviate her allergy symptoms in a Florida pharmacy. On July 30, 2009, a grandmother in Indiana bought Zyrtec-D for her hus…

8/01/2014 0

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Popular Nasal Decongestants Associated with Birth Defects

Researchers have discovered that there is a very small, but significant association between birth defects and use of nasal decongestants in the first trimester of pregnancy. Unfortunately, decongestants  (ie sudafed, afrin, etc) are also one of the most popular medications purchased over-the-counter to treat symptoms of nasal congestion , runny nose, and allergies . In particular, three strong associations were found: • Phenylephrine and endocardial cushion defects • Phenylpropanolam…

7/23/2013 0

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New Anti-Meth Sudafed (Pseudoephedrine)

As anybody who suffers from nasal congestion and runny nose knows, the nasal decongestant medication Sudafed  can only be obtained from behind the pharmacy counter after showing identification because Sudafed  can be made into meth. This restriction applies to not just sudafed, but any medication containing the active ingredient "pseudoephedrine" which is a precursor for most meth recipes. Well, coming soon to a drugstore near you, a new nasal decongestant has been produced tha…

12/16/2012 0

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How to Make Sudafed from Meth

Given the increasing difficulty in obtaining "over-the-counter" sudafed  (pseudoephedrine) to the point where it is easier to obtain the illegal drug methylamphetamine, a chemist has written a paper describing how to make sudafed from meth using reagants found in any well-stocked chemistry lab. For those who have been living in a hole, sudafed is a good nasal decongestant medication often used for nasal congestion and allergies that is now only found behind the pharmacy counter…

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