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A Decongestant in Cold Medicines Doesn’t Work at All, an F.D.A. Panel Says (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Peaces@infosec.pub to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

During a meth epidemic about 20 years ago they made a rule that medicine with pseudoephedrine had to be sold behind lock and key and drivers license scan.

Most cold medicine brands reformulated to use unrestricted phenylephrine. I tried phenylephrine but it was total snake oil and I have continued to submit to government tracking so I can get cold medicine that actually works.

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to buy that shit at a gas station to help me stay awake on an overnight solo shift. Didn't always work but it's weird falling asleep with a heart rate of 100 bpm. It was in appetite suppressants, weightlifting formulas, and of course cold meds, but you could get a bottle of 50 for a few bucks and bypass all the markup for the specific products.

I get it's to fight meth, and it did lead to a few non-meth deaths being totally unregulated, but having to pay $30 for a 24 pack of Mucinex is fucking highway robbery and people barely even know it.

[–] pbjamm@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

ye gods I miss Mini-thins. Used to buy those at 7-11 when heading out on a road trip. Ephedrine FTW.