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pseudoephedrine


  • n  poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it

  • In February it begins shipping Sudafed PE, a second line of its cold drug, which replaces pseudoephedrine with phenylephrine, a decongestant that cannot be used in the production .
  • One of its active ingredients is pseudoephedrine, widely used in backyard labs to make methamphetamine.
  • The medicines contain pseudoephedrine, a decongestant that works by shrinking blood vessels in the nose, lungs and other mucous membranes.
News & Articles

  • Ramsey expects debate to require prescription for pseudoephedrine
    GRAY, Tenn. – Those who want to buy the the drug pseudoephedrine -- an ingredient used to make methamphetamine -- to treat a cold or other ailment may soon have to get a prescription from a doctor, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey told a group of realtors Wednesday.
    June 13, 2013 - Bristol Herald Courier
  • To fight meth, should pharmacists hold the prescription pad?
    State Senator Mike Bell says he intends to propose a new law that would make pseudoephedrine available only through a doctor or pharmacist.
    June 12, 2013 - WBIR-TV Knoxville
  • Springfield City Council postpones vote on pseudoephedrine meds
    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The City Council postponed until July 1 its vote on a bill that would require prescriptions for products containing pseudoephedrine. Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Seifried requested the postponement because he can't attend the meeting on June 17.
    June 11, 2013 - KSPR Springfield
Quotes

  • John Key in Stuff.co.nz
    In reality, by next year over-the-counter sales of pseudoephedrine will almost certainly be banned and new technology will mean the illegal importation of that material - particularly from China - will hopefully be reduced,Mr Key said.
  • Dianne Feinstein in North County Times
    And if they don't, they simply won't be able to purchase pseudoephedrine products from distributors,Feinstein said.
  • Terry Goddard in Tucson Citizen
    The best news for those of us fighting the methamphetamine trade in the United States was the announcement . . . that great progress has been made in cutting off the supply of pseudoephedrine to manufacturers of illegal drugs in Mexico,...

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