View Full Version : Decongestant in OTC Cold Remedies Effective: FDA Panel
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20071215/hl_hsn/decongestantinotccoldremedieseffectivefdapanel&printer=1;_ylt=ApNW6mNxXnXmYOlnKimMLXu9j7AB
orangebug
12-16-2007, 23:03
The decongestants are effective for reducing one symptom of colds and allergies, but really don't affect the baseline condition. A pack of Kleenex or a handkercheif does the same job. Keeping decongestants easily available without a prescription prolongs access for these agents to meth lab.
The decongestants are effective for reducing one symptom of colds and allergies, but really don't affect the baseline condition. A pack of Kleenex or a handkercheif does the same job. Keeping decongestants easily available without a prescription prolongs access for these agents to meth lab.
I don't think the ingredient here that the report is talking about is used in the making of meth but I agree with you and would like to add that washing your hands on a regular basis and covering your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing helps to lower the spread of the common cold....
The decongestants are effective for reducing one symptom of colds and allergies, but really don't affect the baseline condition. A pack of Kleenex or a handkercheif does the same job. Keeping decongestants easily available without a prescription prolongs access for these agents to meth lab.
Sorry, but I disagree. As a frequent sufferer of sinus headaches, I can tell you that a tissue does not do the same thing.
And I don't buy the meth lab argument either. It's the Prohibition argument all over again.
The decongestants are effective for reducing one symptom of colds and allergies, but really don't affect the baseline condition. A pack of Kleenex or a handkercheif does the same job. Keeping decongestants easily available without a prescription prolongs access for these agents to meth lab.
Only Psuedophedrine was used in making meth, that's why they started putting any drug containing it behind the counter. And I have to agree with Marta, anyone who gets bad sinus infections with colds swears by the "good stuff." The newer formulations don't seem to do as well.
orangebug
12-17-2007, 07:55
Wrong. Just Google Ephedrine and Meth to get a few recipes.
I also suggest a consult with ENT if recurrent sinus infections are a major blow to your quality of life.
oldfivetango
12-17-2007, 08:27
All I know is-I'm tired of being treated like a criminal when all I
want is some Sudafed or other stuff when I go to Walmart.
BTW,law enforcement shouldn't have much trouble identifying
Meth users.They are pretty obvious even to someone like me.
It's just like buying horses-look in their mouth.
I highly recommend allergy shots and saline nasal spray-only use
the hard stuff when it feels like it is "settling" in my ear.
Oldfivetango
Frolicking Dinosaurs
12-17-2007, 08:43
OTC cold medicines containing the decongestant phenylephrine really provide nasal congestion relief.Phenylephrine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylephrine) is not used in making crystal meth - pseudoephedrine is the ingredient in cold meds that is used to produce meth.
Unfortunately, pseudoephedrine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoephedrine) is the only OTC remedy that works for He-Dino when he gets a cold. I get it from a pharmacy where I have to show my driver's license and sign for it. You can only buy the amount normally taken if used daily in a single month in my state due to my state having a real problem with meth labs.
dessertrat
12-17-2007, 08:50
Anyone with experience using decongestants knows, without asking an FDA panel, that decongestants relieve symptoms.
orangebug
12-17-2007, 11:26
Frolicking Dinosaurs is correct regarding this article. It is about Phenylephedrine, not the more commonly used meth precursors.
Still, I find little real world use for these except to feel well enough to spread the cold around to others.
[QUOTE=Frolicking Dinosaurs;pseudoephedrine I get it from a pharmacy where I have to show my driver's license and sign for it. You can only buy the amount normally taken if used daily in a single month in my state due to my state having a real problem with meth labs.[/QUOTE]
Same in Maine. The amount you are allowed to buy, about the max dosage on the label, is waaay more than one should be using without a Dr.'s supervision.
The local Wmart has 24 packs on the shelf. 48 packs behind the counter.
I assume a shopping cart of "more expensive" 24's would raise a flag.
People will abuse all sorts of stuff. Maybe it should all be behind the counter.