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A new Mississippi law has added ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, ingredients used to make methamphetamine, to the state’s list of Schedule III controlled substances. Many common decongestants and cold medicines, including Sudafed and Contac Cold, contain pseudoephedrine. As of July 1, 2010, these medicines will no longer be available over the counter and patients will need a doctor’s prescription to buy them.
Originally posted by VneZonyDostupa
Nearly all products pulled due to pseudophedrine content have been replaced on the shelf with an identical product containing phenylphrine. It's cheaper and safer, so a win all around.
Results
Phenylephrine was not significantly different from placebo in the primary end point, mean change in nasal congestion score at more than 6 hours (P = .56), whereas pseudoephedrine was significantly more effective than both placebo (P < .01) and phenylephrine (P = .01).
Originally posted by VneZonyDostupa
reply to post by Blanca Rose
Part of the reason for this move (which is common across most states now) is because the FDA wants to move pseudophedrine off of the market. It has some fairly serious side effects in a small number of people, though not serious enough to warrant an immediate removal. Also, there is a safer alternative to this drug that is in widespread use now: phenylphrine. Nearly all products pulled due to pseudophedrine content have been replaced on the shelf with an identical product containing phenylphrine. It's cheaper and safer, so a win all around.