Comments on: A Prescription for Sudafed?? Yeesh http://poliblogger.com/?p=7723 A rough draft of my thoughts... Mon, 08 May 2025 20:55:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.2 by: PoliBlog: Politics is the Master Science » Scenes from the Drug War: the Domestic Front http://poliblogger.com/?p=7723#comment-153361 Thu, 04 Aug 2025 14:44:28 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=7723#comment-153361 [...] aluminum foil.” What I find highly problematic about all of this (which is linked to the whole business about limiting law-abiding access to pseuodephedrine), is that because catching the methhe [...] […] aluminum foil.” What I find highly problematic about all of this (which is linked to the whole business about limiting law-abiding access to pseuodephedrine), is that because catching the methhe […]

]]> by: Jan http://poliblogger.com/?p=7723#comment-151666 Mon, 01 Aug 2025 17:11:34 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=7723#comment-151666 My kids have allergies and I buy the Wal-mart generic form of Claritin-D for my middle son. The used to sell it in a 10 pack but now they only seem to have it in the 5 pack. I was going to buy 2 boxes of the 5 pack (as one box won't last a whole week) and the computer wouldn't allow me to buy both boxes. To me this is completely rediculous because you can still buy the brand name in a 10 pack but it is more expensive than 2 of the generic five packs. So irritating! My kids have allergies and I buy the Wal-mart generic form of Claritin-D for my middle son. The used to sell it in a 10 pack but now they only seem to have it in the 5 pack. I was going to buy 2 boxes of the 5 pack (as one box won’t last a whole week) and the computer wouldn’t allow me to buy both boxes. To me this is completely rediculous because you can still buy the brand name in a 10 pack but it is more expensive than 2 of the generic five packs. So irritating!

]]> by: Sean Hackbarth http://poliblogger.com/?p=7723#comment-151637 Mon, 01 Aug 2025 04:16:08 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=7723#comment-151637 Wisconsin recently restricted these type of sales. I rarely use any cold medication. The one I use is Advil Cold gelcaps. It contains pseudoephedrine but in a liquid form. That makes is tougher to use in making crystal meth. Lucky me. Wisconsin recently restricted these type of sales. I rarely use any cold medication. The one I use is Advil Cold gelcaps. It contains pseudoephedrine but in a liquid form. That makes is tougher to use in making crystal meth. Lucky me.

]]> by: Dr. Steven Taylor http://poliblogger.com/?p=7723#comment-151504 Sun, 31 Jul 2025 13:57:42 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=7723#comment-151504 Indeed. Indeed.

]]> by: Terry http://poliblogger.com/?p=7723#comment-151502 Sun, 31 Jul 2025 13:41:59 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=7723#comment-151502 Alternative is probably based on phenylephrine. It has been been out for a while, so expect to see a generic before too long. It is reputed to be as effective as psuedoephedrine and slightly safer (fewer side effects). All this is going to do is drive psuedoephidrine off the US market, which may be the actual intent of the legislation in the first place. Of course, the pharmacuetical companies will still sell it overseas, which in effect will make CM an import drug once again. Since the advent of small meth labs using the red phosphorous or other processes has been a large part of the reason that the the problem of the violent meth gangs running out of Mexico has declined so precipitously (ain't competative market pressures amazing?), expect that situation to heat back up rather quickly. Alternative is probably based on phenylephrine. It has been been out for a while, so expect to see a generic before too long. It is reputed to be as effective as psuedoephedrine and slightly safer (fewer side effects).

All this is going to do is drive psuedoephidrine off the US market, which may be the actual intent of the legislation in the first place. Of course, the pharmacuetical companies will still sell it overseas, which in effect will make CM an import drug once again. Since the advent of small meth labs using the red phosphorous or other processes has been a large part of the reason that the the problem of the violent meth gangs running out of Mexico has declined so precipitously (ain’t competative market pressures amazing?), expect that situation to heat back up rather quickly.

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