Pseudoephedrine

This page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Pseudoephedrine but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.


Overview:

Pseudoephedrine
(when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Pseudoephedrine is a sympathomimetic agent, structurally similar to ephedrine, used to relieve nasal and sinus congestion and reduce air-travel-related otalgia in adults. Allergic rhinitis

Mechanism Of Action:
Pseudoephedrine acts directly on both alpha- and, to a lesser degree, beta-adrenergic receptors. Through direct action on alpha-adrenergic receptors in the mucosa of the respiratory tract, pseudoephedrine produces vasoconstriction. Pseudoephedrine relaxes bronchial smooth muscle by stimulating beta2-adrenergic receptors. Like ephedrine, pseudoephedrine releasing norepinephrine from its storage sites, an indirect effect.

News Articles on Pseudoephedrine

More than a dozen arrested in undercover meth operation  -  14 Nov 2009
By state law, people can only buy or have 15 grams of pseudoephedrine on their person, that's one bottle of cold medicine. When precursors are bought, ... WLOX

Oakland City PD Raids Gas Station  -  14 Nov 2009
He said the station had been selling pseudoephedrine without logging how much had been sold, which is against state law. They don't know yet how much was ... WTVW

her panties, not her pills  -  14 Nov 2009
According to the Wynne, Ark., woman, the dozens of pseudoephedrine pills were her husband's. Denise said Gerald Stanfield tossed her the bag of pills to ... DeSoto Appeal

Honduras finds alleged drug landing strip  -  ‎Nov 9, 2009‎
Three days before his death, France seized $7 million worth of pseudoephedrine shipped by a company Hernandez owned. The company had been a front for ... The Associated Press

Drug rings recruiting students at top schools  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
Police believe Asian students are receiving dozens of parcels containing pseudoephedrine-based ContacNT cold tablets each ... New Zealand Herald

Two Jackson men face meth charges  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
Metro Narcotics officers have charged two men with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine after agents observed the men purchasing pseudoephedrine ... Jackson Sun

Man accused of making meth across street from Charleston elementary school  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
Walker also bought pseudoephedrine four separate times in February, the complaint said. Pseudoephedrine, found in some types of regulated cold medication, ... Daily Mail - Charleston

Traffic stop brings meth arrest  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
While running a check on his vehicle, police noticed that Peay had several recent charges of buying too much pseudoephedrine in a week. ... Henderson Gleaner

Birth date now required to buy pseudoephedrine  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
1 to try to curb the illicit use of pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient for manufacturing methamphetamine. A birth date is now required, in addition to a ... Tulsa World

Teva Introduces Fexofenadine HCl and Pseudoephedrine HCl Extended-Release ...  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
TEVA) announced today the commercial launch of Fexofenadine Hydrochloride 60 mg and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 120 mg Extended-Release Tablets, ... Reuters

Tougher purchase rules will curb abuse of pseudoephedrine  -  ‎Nov 6, 2009‎
The latest part of the effort came with a new initiative to curb the illegal use of pseudoephedrine, a cold medicine ingredient often used in the production ... Enid News & Eagle

Guatemalan Police Seize Thousands of Pseudoephedrine Tablets  -  ‎Nov 11, 2009‎
GUATEMALA – Drug enforcement agents seized 475000 tablets of pseudoephedrine – the key ingredient in methamphetamine – at a warehouse Tuesday near Guatemala ... Inside Costa Rica

Pseudoephedrine sales down after law  -  ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
Local authorities say the figures are good news because pseudoephedrine is a key ingredient in the manufacture of methamphetamine, the St. Louis (Mo. ... United Press International

Traffic stop leads to multiple charges  -  ‎Nov 12, 2009‎
If a Wynne, Ark. man had worn his seatbelt, Bartlett authorities never would have found the dozens of Pseudoephedrine pills in his wife's ... Memphis Commercial Appeal

Laurel drug ring trial set for February  -  ‎Nov 9, 2009‎
The officers, the statement says, found a bag of pseudoephedrine, starter fluid, Coleman fuel, lithium batteries, coffee filters and other items used in ... Times Tribune of Corbin

Suburban bank to plead guilty to conspiracy  -  ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
A south suburban bank tied to a federal pseudoephedrine trafficking case has agreed to plead guilty to charges ... Chicago Sun-Times

Meth Fight Goes to Pharmacy  -  ‎Oct 20, 2009‎
Oregon in 2005 became the first state to require a doctor's prescription for medications containing pseudoephedrine, which is used in about 40 cold and ... Wall Street Journal

Deputies find meth lab  -  ‎Nov 12, 2009‎
Scroggins gave a taped interview in which he stated he purchased the lye earlier in the day and that his sister purchased pseudoephedrine pills, ... Paragould Daily Press

Legislator wants to make key meth ingredient limited to prescriptions  -  ‎Nov 8, 2009‎
The bill would make pseudoephedrine a prescription drug again. The drug has been nonprescription since the 1970s. Pseudoephedrine, used for decades as an ... Times Daily

Two traffic stops, two suspected meth cases and four arrests  -  ‎Nov 10, 2009‎
After reportedly running multiple stop signs, Officer Stewart reportedly pulled the vehicle over, finding 10 pseudoephedrine pills and a 2-liter bottle ... KAIT

Teva Releases Fexofenadine HCl and Pseudoephedrine HCl Extended-Release Tablets  -  ‎Nov 5, 2009‎
Industries has announced the commercial launch of Fexofenadine Hydrochloride 60 mg and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride 120 mg Extended-Release Tablets, ... Trading Markets (press release)

Making meth to get tougher  -  ‎Nov 8, 2009‎
1, a birth date is required to purchase pseudoephedrine at pharmacies. And out-of-state drivers' licenses or identification cards no longer will be accepted ... Muskogee Daily Phoenix

Jackson County to test anti-meth database  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
The county is getting a software program, MethShield, that will track sales of cold medicines with pseudoephedrine at some local stores, Mike Mansur reports ... Kansas City Star

A Major Blow to Mexico's Masters of Meth  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
In 2005, Congress had curbed over-the-counter sales of pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient of the psychostimulant drug methamphetamine, also known as ... TIME

Pupils used by drug importers  -  ‎Oct 22, 2009‎
Asian pupils as young as 16 are being offered up to $1000 a parcel to import pseudoephedrine for drug rings. Up to 10 kilograms of pseudoephedrine was being ... Stuff.co.nz

Drug czar: Look at problems with medical pot in California  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
One state that has had success is Oregon, where pseudoephedrine is available only by prescription. The drug, found in cold and allergy medications, ... Mason City Globe Gazette

Cold-medicine buy prompts traffic stop, meth-related arrests  -  ‎Oct 21, 2009‎
By News Sentinel staff ALCOA - The suspicious purchase of the cold medicine pseudoephedrine at a pharmacy in a Blount County business triggered a traffic ... Knoxville News Sentinel

Four plead guilty to federal drug charges  -  ‎Nov 9, 2009‎
Each pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to possess pseudoephedrine knowing that it would be used to make meth. Twenty-year-old Rachel Nichol ... Hannibal.net

Woman charged with possession of pseudoephedrine  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
While executing a search warrant, police allegedly found the purchased drugs along with lithium batteries, additional pseudoephedrine, and a recipe for ... UI The Daily Iowan

8 arrested in Region 8 in meth related raid  -  ‎Nov 4, 2009‎
Pocahontas Police say the 8 people are charged with possession with intent to manufacture, and unlawful distribution of Pseudoephedrine pills. ... KAIT

$205 million man says he sold meth chemical  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
Mexican prosecutors say he never made any medicine, instead using his factory to transform the chemicals into pseudoephedrine and selling it to drug gangs ... Kansas City Star

Macon County pair charged in medicine purchase  -  ‎Nov 10, 2009‎
...were arrested Monday in Champaign by state police after they were seen in two department stores on North Prospect Avenue buying pseudoephedrine tablets. ... Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette

Report: PSE legislation proposal hits Jefferson County, Mo.  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
County executives recently voted unanimously to require prescriptions for over-the-counter medications containing the decongestant pseudoephedrine in the ... Drug Store News (blog)

Cold comfort for blocked noses  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
Many cold and flu remedies sold in New Zealand have been reformulated to remove pseudoephedrine to frustrate local 'P' makers. ... New Zealand Herald

Czech drug-addicts rush to buy free pseudoephedrine-based drugs  -  ‎Oct 22, 2009‎
Prague - Czech pharmacies have faced a rash of drug-addicts after the sale of pseudoephedrine-contained anti-flu medicines was liberalised on Wednesday, ... Czech Happenings

DTF Arrests 2 in Alleged Drug Raid  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
The raid reportedly netted what is thought to be methamphetamine, pipes, ammonia nitrate, empty packets of pseudoephedrine tablets, sulfuric acid and other ... Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise

Metro briefs  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
A Palos Hills bank tied to a federal pseudoephedrine trafficking case has agreed to plead guilty to charges that it failed to properly report hundred of ... Chicago Sun-Times

Meth bill advances in Jefferson County  -  ‎Nov 4, 2009‎
County executives voted unanimously to require prescriptions for over-the-counter medications containing the decongestant pseudoephedrine, which doubles as ... St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Czech pseudoephedrine-based medicines user registration unlawful  -  ‎Oct 21, 2009‎
Czech pharmacies can only hand out without a prescription limited quantities of medicines with pseudoephedrine that are sufficient to treat cold. ... Czech Happenings

Officers sniff out medicine buyer, meth lab  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
The state's pseudoephedrine law puts a cap on the amount of certain cold medications that can be bought by one person during a given time. ... McDowell News

'P' precursor seizures to top a tonne - customs  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
Precursors are the ephedrine and pseudoephedrine products which go into making the drug, also known as P, and the amount coming into New Zealand has ... Stuff.co.nz

WTOC, Savannah, Georgia, news, weather and sports | Meth lab found at mobile ...  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
She is charged with manufacturing meth, possession of methamphetamine and possession of pseudoephedrine. Police are still looking for her boyfriend David ... WTOC

Meth mess: A WAFF 48 News special report  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
Laws were passed in 2005 that all non-prescription cold tablets which have ephedrine or pseudoephedrine as the sole active ingredient be put behind the ... WAFF

16 arrested in meth precursor roundup  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
Papania said most of the suspects were driving from one pharmacy to another to buy pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient used to make meth. ... SunHerald.com (registration)

Laws will drive up health care costs  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
Now some states and municipalities are taking the next step to make it harder for makers of the illegal drug to obtain the necessary pseudoephedrine that is ... WatertownDailyTimes.com

Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement investigating Stockport couple  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
An employee indicated that Steward routinely came into the store to purchase pseudoephedrine. The agent made a traffic stop of Steward and received a verbal ... Ottumwa Courier

Deputies bust meth lab  -  ‎Oct 24, 2009‎
When Mellow approached the two, he discovered a bag of “pill powder� in Rea's vicinity containing what he suspected to be pseudoephedrine, Lenderman said. ... Paragould Daily Press

Abingdon man being held under meth charge  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
Police then went to search his house and allegedly found 100 grams of crushed pseudoephedrine pills, a small amount of meth, digital scales and a 9mm ... Peoria Journal Star

Prasco Enters into Agreements with sanofi-aventis U.S. to Provide Sales ...  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
ALLEGRA-D® 12 HOUR (fexofenadine HCl 60 mg and pseudoephedrine HCl 120 mg) Extended-Release Tablets and Drisdol (ergocalciferol) Capsules now available ... Reuters

Meth House Tracking Is Incomplete In Indiana  -  ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
Indiana's Methamphetamine Protection Act of 2005 required ingredients such as pseudoephedrine and ephedrine to be placed behind the counters of retail ... Indiana's NewsCenter

Anti-meth bill would place restrictions on pseudoephedrine.  -  Nov 26, 2005
Nov. 26--WASHINGTON -- Congress is poised to pass a new law to restrict over-the-counter sales of some decongestant pills that have been widely purchased by ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com

Australian police seize 660kg of pseudoephedrine  -  Aug 15, 2008
Australian police and customs said on Friday they have seized 660 kilograms of pseudoephedrine,which is commonly used to make Ice and Ecstasy. ... 央视国际

Target to End Display of Pseudoephedrine Medicines  -  Apr 18, 2005
By Catherine Larkin. April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Target Corp., the second-largest US discount retailer, plans to place Sudafed, Nyquil, TheraFlu and other ... Bloomberg

Customs seize pseudoephedrine in mail  -  Nov 5, 2007
Several people are being questioned after Customs seized about a kilogram of pseudoephedrine contained in a package of tablets at the Sydney Mail Centre. ... Sydney Morning Herald

Sudafed As Effective Treating Hay Fever As Prescription Drug  -  Feb 21, 2006
Time-released 240-milligram capsules of pseudoephedrine cost about 80 cents a ... The over-the-counter pseudoephedrine actually proved to be slightly more ... FOXNews

Pharmacists want pseudoephedrine withdrawn  -  Dec 17, 2007
AN increase in drug-related crime has prompted pharmacists to step up their plea for the immediate withdrawal of products containing pseudoephedrine from ... NEWS.com.au

Drugmakers take action to foil meth cooks  -  Jun 28, 2005
Pseudoephedrine can be cooked with household products into methamphetamine, ... "More and more, pseudoephedrine products are going to go behind the counter. ... USA Today

Decongestant exposure needs closer look  -  Dec 1, 2008
Pseudoephedrine has been linked to deaths and adverse events in young ... They analyzed data from 1999 through 2006 on pseudoephedrine use among 4267 ... n-tv - NTV

Flu drugs 'used to create Class A crystal meth'  -  Apr 26, 2007
..."Pseudoephedrine has been used safely for treating colds and sinus problems in Britain for more than 40 years and we urge the Government not to take ... Telegraph.co.uk

Retailers to put remedies with pseudoephedrine out of easy reach to …  -  May 7, 2005
By Rachel Laing. As if having a cold wasn't bother enough, getting relief from popular remedies at most drugstores will now mean waiting in line at the ... San Diego Union - Tribune - San Diego Union Tribune

Scoring Some Sudafed For Your Cold -- Legally  -  Nov 2, 2006
We usually rely on Sudafed, or pseudoephedrine, to relieve our runny noses and sinus ... 30, retailers must now sell products containing pseudoephedrine, ... Wall Street Journal

Pseudoephedrine shipment worth $28m seized  -  Oct 23, 2008
If a 100 kilogram shipment of pseudoephedrine had not been intercepted by Customs, the toll on communities would have been severe, the Ministers for Customs ... New Zealand Herald

Mexico meth raid yields $205 million in US cash  -  Mar 17, 2007
The company reported legally importing 32 tons of pseudoephedrine in 2004. "The resulting investigation showed that this company illegally imported ... Los Angeles Times

Potent Mexican Meth Floods In as States Curb Domestic Variety  -  Jan 23, 2006
As Congress prepares to restrict the sale of pseudoephedrine, the cold medicine ... Here, officials boast that their law restricting pseudoephedrine, ... New York Times

P200T bail for John-John in pseudoephedrine case  -  May 6, 2008
The Department of Justice has recommended a P200,000 bail bond for the temporary liberty of former Cebu vice governor John Gregory “John-John� Osmeña once ... Philippine Star

Ore. Mulls Prescriptions for Cold Medicines  -  Jul 21, 2005
Pseudoephedrine, an ingredient in popular over-the counter medicines such as Sudafed and Sinutab, is used to make meth, an illegal and powerfully addictive ... Washington Post

Pharmacists urge pseudoephedrine ban  -  Feb 26, 2007
PHARMACISTS have called for a ban on the sale of pseudoephedrine products following a dramatic increase in break-ins and ram-raids believed to be associated ... NEWS.com.au

Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look  -  Dec 4, 2008
Pseudoephedrine has been linked to deaths and adverse events in young ... They analyzed data from 1999 through 2006 on pseudoephedrine use among 4267 ... Forbes

An Illegal Drug From Labs That Can't Be Shut Down  -  Feb 14, 2006
The documentary convincingly argues that ephedrine and pseudoephedrine must be much more tightly regulated. As it is, some restrictions already exist in ... New York Times

Group pushes restricting of cold medicine  -  May 1, 2005
Pseudoephedrine, a main ingredient in a number of over-the-counter drugs like ... Six states allow only pharmacies to sell drugs with pseudoephedrine; ... msnbc.com

Mexico limits cold remedies in narcotics war  -  Jul 19, 2007
Many over-the-counter decongestants in Mexico contain pseudoephedrine, ... 31 to use up stocks of cold remedies that contain pseudoephedrine, and many drug ... Reuters

Mexico seizes pseudoephedrine shipment at airport  -  Oct 5, 2008
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say they have seized 7 million pills of pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient used to make methamphetamine, ... USA Today

Patriot Act includes crackdown on meth use  -  Mar 7, 2006
Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. and Jim Talent, R-Mo., would blanket the nation with one policy that would put medicines containing pseudoephedrine behind the ... USA Today

Cold cures likely to be locked up Patriot Act provision makes it...  -  Dec 10, 2005
The measure will have major implications for many retailers and drugstores, which are used to stocking aisles full of remedies that include pseudoephedrine, ... San Francisco Chronicle

Cops Being Tipped Off to Cold Medicine Purchases  -  Jul 19, 2007
Pseudoephedrine is found in many over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines, ... Under federal law, customers must show photo ID to buy pseudoephedrine, ... FOXNews

Meth sweep nets 427 suspects  -  Aug 30, 2005
The measure, modeled after an Oklahoma law, calls for placing all over-the-counter pseudoephedrine products behind pharmacy counters. ... CNN

Drugs with pseudoephedrine will go behind counter  -  Jul 7, 2006
By ERIN BRYCE. Got the sniffles? You may have to show your ID to get medicine. By the end of September, just in time for the cold and flu season, ... Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive

Furniture shipments contained pseudoephedrine, court hears  -  Aug 9, 2007
A Sydney furniture retailer, accused of importing a commercial quantity of pseudoephedrine in cold and flu tablets, rebuked her Indonesian organiser for ... Sydney Morning Herald

Anti-meth bill would place restrictions on pseudoephedrine.  -  Nov 28, 2005
WASHINGTON _ Congress is poised to pass a new law to restrict over-the-counter sales of some decongestant pills that have been widely purchased by drug ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com

Pseudoephedrine pact prompts praise, caution  -  May 8, 2008
By Christine Byers. ST. LOUIS — Federal officials here Wednesday praised an international agreement to monitor pseudoephedrine as a positive step in ... St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Man charged over theft of pseudoephedrine tablets  -  Aug 7, 2007
Police have charged a man after the theft of cold and flu tablets, commonly used in the manufacture of the illicit drug crystal methamphetamine. ... Sydney Morning Herald

Oregon Meth Law Requires Prescription for Cold Meds  -  Jul 1, 2006
Pseudoephedrine is used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine. The key ingredient to methamphetamine is pseudoephedrine. That's commonly bought and sold ... NPR

reviewjournal.com -- News: PSEUDOEPHEDRINE CONTROLS: Anti- …  -  Jul 1, 2005
By KATE BARRETT. WASHINGTON -- A bill to battle methamphetamine use was delayed Thursday in the Senate Judiciary Committee because of concerns that a ... Las Vegas Review-Journal - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Study Shows Meth Use Still Declining  -  Mar 12, 2008
White House drug policy director John Walters said laws restricting the sale of cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient used to cook ... FOXNews

Cold remedies may be lethal to infants - Kids and parenting- msnbc.com  -  Jan 11, 2007
Blood levels of the decongestant pseudoephedrine at autopsy were far above what's normally expected after therapeutic dosing in children between 2 to 12. msnbc.com

Bill could stymie meth cooks Senate proposes new procedure for buying...  -  Jan 27, 2005
Under the bill, pseudoephedrine would be listed as a Schedule 5 narcotic, ... Most of those labs buy ephedrine or pseudoephedrine in bulk from suppliers in ... San Francisco Chronicle

Allergy Season Switch; Some Say New Formulations Don't Work Well  -  Sep 26, 2006
Pseudoephedrine reaches the bloodstream at about 90 percent of its original ... Officials hope the limits -- which require that all pseudoephedrine products ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest Archiver

Melbourne pharmacist faces drug charges  -  Aug 21, 2008
Pseudoephedrine is a precursor drug for the production of methylamphetamine and the sale of drugs containing more than 10 grams of pseudoephedrine is ... The Age

Drug suspect says cash for cut-throat politics  -  Jul 4, 2007
He said he was one of Mexico's largest licensed importers of pseudoephedrine, which is used in cold medicines. But he stopped imports after controls were ... The Standard

Support grows for restricting over-counter medicines used to make meth  -  Jun 5, 2005
The proposal would require the sale of medicines with pseudoephedrine only by a pharmacist or pharmacy personnel. Customers would have to show a photo ID, ... USA Today

Australia, Indonesia police bust major drug ring  -  Jun 29, 2006
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian and Indonesian police have disrupted the largest pseudoephedrine smuggling syndicate to ever target Australia, ... Malaysia Star

SCOLR Pharma's ANDA for 12-Hour CDT-Based Pseudoephedrine  -  Sep 26, 2008
SCOLR Pharma's ANDA for 12-Hour CDT-Based Pseudoephedrine Accepted for Review by US FDA PR Newswire BOTHELL, Wash., Sept. 26 BOTHELL, Wash., Sept. ... Bloomberg

Three infant deaths followed pseudoephedrine use, CDC says.(News)( …  -  Feb 1, 2007
Three infants died in 2005 after ingesting cough or cold medications containing pseudoephedrine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. ... Free with registration - Pediatric News - AccessMyLibrary.com

Wal-mart Securing Some Cold Drugs .  -  Apr 26, 2005
...claritin-d list pseudoephedrine among their active ingredients. wal-mart Stores ... Six states allow only pharmacies to sell drugs with pseudoephedrine, ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive

Drug law called 'better on paper': State acknowledges not checking...  -  Mar 23, 2006
A store cannot sell more than 9 grams of pseudoephedrine -- about 300 pills -- to a single customer during a 30-day period. The USA Patriot Act, ... Free with registration - Dallas Morning News - AccessMyLibrary.com

Gang holds up freight train in Mexico - Americas - MSNBC.com  -  Dec 27, 2008
But the thieves may have been after drums of pseudoephedrine, a chemical used in the ... Mexico, which does not make pseudoephedrine, imported it in large ... msnbc.com

States hope laws will curtail meth labs  -  Apr 25, 2005
States that don't restrict pseudoephedrine purchases worry that they will be ... Wal-Mart plans to move all products in which pseudoephedrine is the single ... USA Today

Anti-Meth Measure Part of Patriot Act Deal  -  Feb 10, 2006
A number of states have already moved to curb the sale of cold pills containing pseudoephedrine, the ingredient used to cook meth in makeshift labs around ... San Francisco Chronicle

Police find $206 mln drug cash in Mexican house  -  Mar 16, 2007
The company imported from India tonnes of the chemical pseudoephedrine, used in the manufacture of methamphetamines. ... Reuters UK

A Remedy for the Meth Epidemic  -  Apr 30, 2005
Because pseudoephedrine -- the active ingredient in most cold medicines ... Then they go home, extract the pseudoephedrine, mix it with battery acid and ... Washington Post

[U] United States v. Al-Haj, 181 Fed.Appx. 717 (10th Cir. 05/19/2006)  -  May 19, 2006
A subsequent search of the pickup revealed 198 pounds of pseudoephedrine hidden in false compartments. Yaffai's wallet also had a piece of paper with the ... $2.95 - U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit - VersusLaw

Drug suspect alleges millions in cash belong to Mexican ruling party  -  Jul 1, 2007
Zhenli, a Chinese-born businessman the Mexican government claims was trafficking in pseudoephedrine — used to make methamphetamines — is the subject of an ... CBC.ca

Law to curb manufacturing of tik on the way  -  Mar 31, 2008
Legislation to have pseudoephedrine — a key ingredient in the manufacturing of ... The Medicines Control Council (MCC) had recommended that pseudoephedrine, ... Dispatch Online

… CERTAIN COLD DRUGS ; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE IS EXTRACTED TO …  -  Mar 10, 2005
Some stores have restricted the quantity of pseudoephedrine medicines to customers. ED SACKETT/ORLANDO SENTINEL . BOX: CAUTIOUS STATES Florida is among the ... Pay-Per-View - Orlando Sentinel - ProQuest Archiver

Walgreen Puts Pseudoephedrine Behind Counters  -  Aug 5, 2005
NEW YORK — Walgreen Co. (WAG), the nation's largest drugstore chain, Friday said it will move all products containing pseudoephedrine (search) — used to ... FOXNews

Meth bill restricting cold pills advances  -  Jul 29, 2005
1, 2007, for products containing pseudoephedrine in combination with other ingredients. For products in which pseudoephedrine is the only active ingredient, ... Boston Globe

Meth Measure Wouldn't Burden Shoppers; Riverside County erroneously …  -  Jun 30, 2005
Pfizer Inc., maker of such popular pseudoephedrine products as Sudafed and ... That has prompted Pfizer to offer a new, pseudoephedrine-free medication, ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver

Anti-meth law roils drugstores.  -  Jul 1, 2005
The restrictions are aimed at limiting access to pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in the highly addictive drug methamphetamine. ... Free with registration - Atlanta Journal Constitution - AccessMyLibrary.com

… may put cold medicines out of reach Pseudoephedrine in some...  -  May 1, 2005
Some popular cold medications seem headed behind the counter as the Legislature continues crafting new laws aimed at foiling the manufacturers of ... $2.95 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - NewsBank

Congress urges a more vigorous US effort to fight meth trafficking  -  Oct 3, 2005
Many states now restrict the sale of over-the-counter medicines containing pseudoephedrine. This can include limits on how much someone can buy in a month ... Christian Science Monitor

Police try to get jump on meth.  -  Feb 14, 2005
At the heart of it all is pseudoephedrine, a decongestant that is a basic ... Not many people in the Philadelphia area are aware of pseudoephedrine ... Free with registration - Philadelphia Inquirer - AccessMyLibrary.com

Grocers, druggists back bill to limit pseudoephedrine sales  -  Jun 29, 2005
WASHINGTON - The nation's major grocery chains and drug stores on Tuesday threw their support behind legislation that would limit the sale of ... $3.50 - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - NewsBank

Cold-remedy registry cuts meth trade, Oregon authorities say  -  Jan 9, 2006
The new state pseudoephedrine registry appears to be making a dent in the illegal drug trade built on turning the over-the-counter cold remedy into ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Governor backs anti-meth bill It would regulate pseudoephedrine sales  -  Jan 22, 2005
JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Matt Blunt announced his support Friday for legislation that would require people to show identification to buy medicine with ... $2.95 - Kansas City Star - NewsBank

Washington Responds to 'Meth'  -  Jul 26, 2005
They're aimed at stopping the ballooning import of pseudoephedrine and meth from ... The Senate is also considering a bill to move pseudoephedrine products ... Christian Science Monitor

Cold remedy control has pharmacies on hot seat.  -  Dec 6, 2005
Pseudoephedrine is an ingredient of methamphetamine, which can easily be made in home ... On the rack where she used to find pseudoephedrine tablets, ... Free with registration - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - AccessMyLibrary.com

Meth's rising US impact  -  Jul 15, 2005
Among current ways of tackling the problem, states are restricting the sale of cold medicines, from which pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient in meth, ... Christian Science Monitor

Lawmakers Seek to Restrict Cold Medicine Sales  -  Jan 26, 2005
A dozen Republican and Democratic senators want to put nonprescription cold medicines that contain pseudoephedrine (search), the main ingredient used to ... FOXNews

Learn about Pseudoephedrine from Consumer Reports Health.  -  Jan 12, 2008
Pseudoephedrine is used to relieve nasal congestion caused by colds, allergies, and hay fever. It is also used to temporarily relieve sinus congestion and ... consumerreports.org

To curb meth, a crackdown on cold medicines  -  Feb 15, 2005
Already, 28 states have restricted pseudoephedrine sales. ... "There are alternatives to going so far as to putting pseudoephedrine on Schedule V status," ... Christian Science Monitor

Mom Smoked Meth While Breast-Feeding Son  -  Aug 17, 2005
Ted Kulongoski signed a law Tuesday requiring people to get a prescription to buy cold and allergy medication containing pseudoephedrine, one of the key ... ABC News

White House Searches for Balance in Drug Fight  -  Aug 19, 2005
The officials said they would support Congressional efforts to limit individual sales of pseudoephedrine, the cold medicine that is the key ingredient in ... New York Times

Unnamed Tour rider tests positive  -  Jul 28, 2005
Norpseudoephedrine, also known as cathine, is related to pseudoephedrine, an ingredient in Sudafed and other over-the-counter cold remedies. BBC News

Cold-Medicine Curbs Cited in Drug Effort  -  Feb 19, 2005
The law classifies pseudoephedrine -- an ingredient in decongestants such as ... Similar federal laws to classify pseudoephedrine as a restricted drug have ... Washington Post

Meth use is down in some areas .  -  Apr 2, 2007
...a result largely attributed to the crackdown on the sale of pseudoephedrine and similar cold medicine ingredients used to make meth Officials feared ... St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive

[U] United States v. Rollow, 146 Fed.Appx. 290 (10th Cir. 08/22/2005)  -  Aug 22, 2005
We further learn that because pseudoephedrine is a listed chemical, manufacturers and distributors of pseudoephedrine are required to be registered with the ... $2.95 - U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit - VersusLaw

The Cold-Pill Crackdown  -  Jan 30, 2005
The medicines contain pseudoephedrine, a decongestant that works by shrinking blood vessels in the nose, lungs and other mucous membranes. ... TIME

… MEDICINE - DRUGS: PRODUCTS CONTAINING PSEUDOEPHEDRINE …  -  Apr 19, 2005
The move to restrict the sale of medications containing pseudoephedrine was ... But the drug, which can't be made without pseudoephedrine, is reaching into ... $2.95 - Duluth News Tribune - NewsBank

Cheap meth drug spreading across Europe  -  Nov 23, 2007
Last year, in the country of 10 million people, Czech police uncovered 416 home labs producing the cheap, potent meth, based on pseudoephedrine from common ... United Press International

Cold, flu drugs may be banned in crackdown  -  Apr 16, 2007
PRODUCTS that contain pseudoephedrine could be banned from sale under a ... Up to 90 per cent of the pseudoephedrine used in clandestine drug labs is ... The Australian

Senate passes anti-meth bill It would control sale of pseudoephedrine,...  -  Mar 4, 2005
Linda Berglin, DFL-Minneapolis, only licensed pharmacies in Minnesota would be allowed to carry remedies containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine, ... $2.75 - Minneapolis Star-Tribune - NewsBank

FDA panel backs decongestant, despite opposition - Dec. 14, 2007  -  Dec 14, 2007
Johnson & Johnson and Wyeth used to sell over-the-counter decongestants containing the ingredient pseudoephedrine. But, because this compound is also used ... CNNMoney.com

… VALUE, SOME SAY COMPANIES REMOVING PSEUDOEPHEDRINE TO …  -  Dec 3, 2006
Now a number of pharmaceutical experts and one influential member of Congress are questioning whether replacing pseudoephedrine -- which is subject to sales ... $2.95 - St. Paul Pioneer Press - NewsBank

State seeks more meth restrictions  -  Oct 12, 2005
...[Lisa Madigan] wants to choke off the illegal sale of pseudoephedrine, ... pseudoephedrine or ephedrine as their only active ingredient must be sold behind ... Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest Archiver

Allergy Drug Zyrtec-D Gets Nod for Over-The-Counter Sales  -  Nov 12, 2007
Like other brands that contain pseudoephedrine, nonprescription Zyrtec-D will be sold from behind store counters because of a new law that requires ... FOXNews

CRACKDOWN ON METH FOCUSES ON MEDICINE ; STATES …  -  Jan 30, 2005
Although the bills vary in detail, most would classify pseudoephedrine as a ... "If we don't have a strong restriction on pseudoephedrine in Minnesota, ... Pay-Per-View - Orlando Sentinel - ProQuest Archiver

Ore. to fight meth by putting cold drugs behind counter  -  Aug 16, 2005
The requirement applies to any medication containing pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient in making meth. (Related story: US Senate advances meth bill) ... USA Today

… place restrictions on pseudoephedrine. - Chicago Tribune (Chicago,...  -  Nov 28, 2005
Anti-meth bill would place restrictions on pseudoephedrine. ... find Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) articles. Byline: Steve Ivey WASHINGTON _ Congress is ... Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam Research

Officials urge pseudoephedrine tracking  -  Jan 17, 2007
APBy AP. DES MOINES (AP) - Drug officials in Iowa would like lawmakers to consider electronic tracking of methamphetamine's main ingredient. ... $3.50 - The Gazette - NewsBank

State v. Whalen, 126 P.3d 55, 131 Wash.App. 58 (Wash.App.Div.2 12/28/...  -  Dec 28, 2005
Victor Albert Lyle Whalen appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine, ... $2.95 - Washington Court of Appeals - VersusLaw

TARGET TACKLES ABUSE  -  Apr 19, 2005
Target will stop selling the pseudoephedrine products completely in its 300 stores ... But the Target move will place all pseudoephedrine-containing drugs ... $2.95 - St. Paul Pioneer Press - NewsBank

Bill would regulate sale of over-the-counter cold pills  -  Jan 19, 2005
Pseudoephedrine is a primary ingredient needed to make crystal ... Pseudoephedrine "is a drug that is used to finish the product," said Lt. Gov. ... Honolulu Advertiser

… bill would place restrictions on pseudoephedrine. | Article from...  -  Nov 26, 2005
Anti-meth bill would place restrictions on pseudoephedrine. ... find Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) articles. Byline: Steve Ivey Nov. Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam Research

Proposed Law Restricts Access to Cold Medicine  -  Dec 16, 2005
The main ingredient in meth is pseudoephedrine, which is found in cough and cold ... In Oregon, pseudoephedrine can only be bought with a prescription. ... ABC News

Thirst for party drugs will keep trade thriving: Keelty  -  Aug 16, 2008
Officials replaced the pseudoephedrine with an inert substance and continued to monitor the shipment, resulting in Thursday's arrests. ... WA today

Walgreens pays penalty to settle meth claims  -  Jul 29, 2005
It has said it moved relevant pseudoephedrine products behind pharmacy counters in April. In 2004, Oklahoma became the first state to require products with ... Pay-Per-View - Star Tribune - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Senate OKs bill limiting sale of cold medicine used in meth  -  Sep 10, 2005
In a quick stroke that follows years of effort, the Senate unanimously passed legislation that moves all cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine behind ... $2.95 - Sacramento Bee - NewsBank

Law limits sale of pseudoephedrine  -  Mar 23, 2005
By Todd Dorman, Globe Des Moines Bureau. DES MOINES — Gov. Tom Vilsack declared a Statehouse victory in the war against methamphetamine Tuesday, ... Mason City Globe Gazette

Drug Companies Start Reformulating Cold Medicines  -  Jul 4, 2005
Pseudoephedrine, a main ingredient in a number of over-the- counter drugs such ... Phenylephrine differs from pseudoephedrine by a single pair of oxygen and ... RedOrbit

PUTTING COLD, FLU DRUGS OUT OF REACH - OVER-THE-COUNTER …  -  Dec 15, 2005
Many over-the-counter cold remedies contain pseudoephedrine, a main ingredient in making the illegal stimulant known on the street as ''speed'' or ''crank. ... $2.95 - San Jose Mercury News - NewsBank

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Pseudoephedrine is also known by the following brand names and/or synonyms&Laquo;Psi&Raquo;-Ephedrin; &Laquo;Psi&Raquo;-Ephedrine; Afrinol; Balminil Decongestant Syrup; Benylin Decongestant; Besan; Cenafed; D-Isoephedrine; D-Pseudoephedrine; Decofed; Dimetapp Decongestant; Dimetapp Decongestant Pediatric Drops; Drixoral N.D.; Drixoral Nasal Decongestant; Efidac 24 Pseudoephedrine Hcl; Efidac/24; Eltor 120; Genaphed; HSDB 3177; Isoephedrine; Maxenal; Myfedrine; Novafed; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; Pedia Care; Pseudo; Pseudo 60's; Pseudo-12; Pseudoefedrina [Inn-Spanish]; Pseudoephedrine; Pseudoephedrine D-Form; Pseudoephedrine Ephedrine; Pseudoephedrine Hcl; Pseudoephedrinum [Inn-Latin]; Psi-Ephedrin; Psi-Ephedrine; Robidrine; Sudafed; Sudafed 12 Hour; Sudafed Decongestant; Sudafed Decongestant 12 Hour; Sudafed Decongestant Extra Strength; Trans-Ephedrine; Triaminic; Triaminic Am Decongestant Formula; Triaminic Infant Oral Decongestant Drops

Drug Category:
Pseudoephedrine is categorized under the following by the FDA: Adrenergic Agents; Vasoconstrictor Agents; Bronchodilator Agents; Central Nervous System Agents; Sympathomimetic; ATC:R01BA02

Dosage Forms:
tablets, Oral liquid, nasal spray

Absorption:
Pseudoephedrine is readily and almost completely absorbed from the GI tract and there is no evidence of first-pass metabolism

Interactions:
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Chemical IUPAC Name:
2-methylamino-1-phenyl-propan-1-ol





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