By Jogai Bhatt of RNZ As pseudoephedrine returns to shelves in Aotearoa , many may be asking: what is the drug and why was it banned in the first place? Flu ...

Pseudoephedrine is found in only 16 name-brand products, and these products net their manufacturers more than $600 million annually. In Missouri alone, annual sales are nearly 2 million boxes.

Because pseudoephedrine is a good drug that has no equal on the market in the US. Over-the-counter nasal decongestants act by stimulating receptors in nasal passages called alpha-1 adrenergic ...

Pseudoephedrine registry needed to stop ‘pseudo-shoppers’ Pharmaceutical Society president Rhiannon Braund said pseudoephedrine could be addictive and those wanting it need additional ...

Photo / Mike Scott A coalition move to allow pseudoephedrine back on pharmacy shelves will result in more methamphetamine on the street, a Bay of Plenty iwi leader says.

Concerns over pseudoephedrine are not just limited to health, however. Crystal meth in recent years has become more available, potent, and cheaper than ever before.

Nexafed brand of pseudoephedrine. Courtesy of Acura Pharmaceuticals. Nexafed, a tamper-resistant dosage form of the nasal decongestant pseudoephedrine, has been shown to be pharmacokinetically ...

Pseudoephedrine is a nasal decongestant found in some cold and allergy medicines. In 1976, the Food and Drug Administration allowed it to be sold over the counter, inadvertently letting the genie ...

Until 1976, pseudoephedrine was a prescription drug in the United States. But after the FDA allowed it to be sold over-the-counter, an epidemic of meth production plagued our country.

War on Drugs Fake Sudafed Is Bullshit, Just As You Suspected Legal restrictions on pseudoephedrine have not reduced meth use, but they have driven people with colds or allergies toward substitutes ...

Wal-Mart started limiting the sale of pseudoephedrine to three packages at all of its stores -- except those in states with stricter laws -- in 1997 to curb meth production, company spokeswoman ...

Pseudoephedrine will be allowed back into cold medication next winter - a win for Act leader David Seymour as part of the new coalition Government. Speaking after signing a coalition agreement ...