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PseudoephedrineThis 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) 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 Two Men Convicted Of 'Meth' Violations - 20 Apr 2009 Multiple co-conspirators testified during the trial regarding the purchase of hundreds of boxes of cold medication containing pseudoephedrine, Greeneville Sun Update re footage - Police arrest alleged OMCG member and raid ... - 20 Apr 2009 ...during the search police located and seized a bullet resistant vest, ammunition, items of clothing and nearly 700 tablets containing pseudoephedrine. NSW Police Online (press release) `Ice' fears grow amid alert over bulk buys of common cold cures - 20 Apr 2009 Many over-the-counter cold and flu medicines contain pseudoephedrine - a chemical commonly used for relieving a stuffy nose. The Standard Thieves raid pharmacy supplies - 20 Apr 2009 It is believed that thieves stole enough pseudoephedrine products to make about 60g of pure methamphetamine or speed. “They took everything we had with Bundaberg NewsMail Meth kingpin testifies against alleged dealer - 20 Apr 2009 Kasper testified Monday that Schwartz worked as a meth dealer and a pseudoephedrine supplier. Kasper said Schwartz bought the governmentally restricted cold Times Meth In The Drive-Thru - 20 Apr 2009 Sgt. Darby says in an undercover drug buy, Glenn traded .2 grams of meth for eight boxes of pseudoephedrine pills. Darby says the pills are so hot on the KOKI FOX 23 Police Seize 3 Million Pseudoephedrine Tablets in Honduras - Apr 19, 2009 TEGUCIGALPA – Drug enforcement agents seized 3 million pseudoephedrine tablets that had been imported into Honduras from Bangladesh, a police spokesman said Latin American Herald Tribune Blount authorities nab 'prolific' buyers of meth-making ingredients - Apr 16, 2009 By JJ Stambaugh (Contact) MARYVILLE -- Three of Tennessee's five most prolific buyers of pseudoephedrine were arrested Thursday after the Fifth Judicial Knoxville News Sentinel New pseudoephedrine law to cut supply, officials hope - Apr 10, 2009 BY REGINA ZILBERMINTS | APRIL 10, 2009 7:30 AM Officials said they hope a new law — which would track pseudoephedrine sales electronically — will curb a UI The Daily Iowan Area leaders address spike in meth labs - Apr 6, 2009 The quick batches also use less pseudoephedrine, an ingredient in cold and cough medicines that is a key meth-making, officials said. Enid News & Eagle Buying pseudoephedrine? The state knows - Apr 2, 2009 The law calls for a state-wide electronic log system that will record and compile every purchase of pseudoephedrine -- a common decongestant that also Le Mars Daily Sentinel Meth makers easily evade pseudoephedrine tracking system - Mar 30, 2009 A reporter went undercover to show how easy it is for drug addicts to go from store to store, stocking up on small amounts of pseudoephedrine, which they KY3 Hazleton man sentenced for drug crime - Apr 16, 2009 Ricky Ray See, 51, was among the individuals arrested three months ago when authorities charged him and others with pseudoephedrine purchase violations. Oelwein Daily Register (Neb.)-Senator Ben Nelson's Column - Apr 17, 2009 The 2006 law regulated some of the common ingredients used in cooking methamphetamine: Ephedrine and pseudoephedrine which are contained in some cold and KCSR Authorities warn of possible rise in meth manufacturing - Apr 18, 2009 State Senate Bill 63, which took effect in June 2005, prohibited the over-the-counter sale of medications containing pseudoephedrine in tablet form. Princeton Times Leader Cops Form Meth Task Force - Apr 15, 2009 A few years ago the state enacted a law that requires pharmacies to ask for an ID when anyone buys pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient for making meth. KOKI FOX 23 Meth ingredients scrutinized in proposed bill - Apr 16, 2009 Once in custody, Payne implicated himself admitting visiting four pharmacies that day and purchasing pseudoephedrine from each location. Weatherford Democrat Other View: Law doesn't stop meth - Apr 15, 2009 The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 ... makes it more difficult to purchase common, non-prescription cold medication containing pseudoephedrine. Traverse City Record Eagle SPRINGDALE : Labs cut as drug's purchase limited - Apr 14, 2009 Act 508 of 2007 requires pharmacists to document sales of pseudoephedrine, a decongestant used to manufacture methamphetamine, McDaniel said. Arkansas Democrat Gazette Malladi Drugs establishes new R&D facility in Chennai - Apr 16, 2009 MDP is a leading producer of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine salts. In 2005-06, it received a Rs 100 crore funding from a consortium of private equity Economic Times Laramie woman pleads guilty to conspiracy to make meth - Apr 10, 2009 According to county deputy attorney Jennifer Stone, Watkins was charged with conspiracy to manufacture meth for purchasing pseudoephedrine from pharmacies Laramine Boomerang Meth labs virtually gone from Linn - Apr 15, 2009 In 2005, Oregon law was changed to limit access to cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine, a chemical used in making meth. In Linn County, there was one Albany Democrat Herald Two arrested on meth charges - Apr 15, 2009 Mincks said data gathered by area pharmacies, where people purchasing products containing pseudoephedrine must sign logs, helped task force agents acquire a Parkersburg News Mayor calls for ban on pharmacy pseudoephedrine sales - Apr 3, 2009 Manukau mayor Len Brown has called for pharmacists to stop selling cold and flu medicines that contain pseudoephedrine, the ingredient used in the 3 News NZ 2 arrested on meth-related charges in Ardmore - Apr 8, 2009 The arrests were made Monday after the men purchased pseudoephedrine products at a local pharmacy. Pharmacy personnel then alerted authorities, KXII-TV McDaniel vows to finish campaigns against meth makers, payday lenders - Apr 15, 2009 ...cut in half by putting pseudoephedrine — the cold medication which is the main ingredient in the production of meth — behind the counter at pharmacies. Siftings Herald For the Record - Apr 15, 2009 Lucas Newlan, 28, Keokuk: receipt of precursor substance for unlawful purpose and three counts of purchase of more than 7500 mg of pseudoephedrine within a Burlington Hawk Eye Informer sues feds for more money - Apr 11, 2009 He knew the intimate details of how boxes of pseudoephedrine tablets were being bought in Canada for between $130 and $200. The boxes were then shipped in Fresno Bee Keeping watch - Apr 1, 2009 In 2005 and 2006, two laws were put into place that limited the purchase of pseudoephedrine. Pseudoephedrine, a main ingredient in methamphetamine, Beatrice Daily Sun Bills aims to clamp down on meth labs - Apr 7, 2009 Mills, a pharmacist and former member of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, proposes in House Bill 177 to take pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, Opelousas Daily World Man arrested after running from vehicle - Apr 9, 2009 John F. Harlow II faces eight counts of purchasing three grams of pseudoephedrine, which is often used to make methamphetamine, said Bloomington Police Indiana Daily Student Two Richmond couples indicted for meth-making - Apr 19, 2009 White also showed police where to find the anhydrous ammonia tank and a cooler with about 50 grams of a mixture of pseudoephedrine and methamphetamine, Richmond Register Judge throws out excessive force case against ex-officers - Apr 2, 2009 After being apprehended, officers searched him and found pseudoephedrine pills for making methamphetamine. During his arrest, Bunch said the officers kicked Northwest Arkansas Times Meth Epidemic: The driving force behind the spread of meth - Mar 31, 2009 But not without pseudoephedrine or ephedrine. It's the one ingredient meth-makers must have. And it's found in over-the-counter cold medicines like Sudafed. WSBT-TV Police carry out sweep for meth ingredient - Apr 9, 2009 Members of the city police department's drug unit spent January visiting all area pharmacies and businesses where products with pseudoephedrine are sold Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Loophole allowing bikie gangs to buy thousands of cold tablets to ... - Apr 9, 2009 Six kilos of pseudoephedrine-based tablets, which can be turned into the drug ice, were allegedly found by police who raided a drug laboratory linked to the NEWS.com.au Dunn Weekly Wanted - Apr 10, 2009 The department has warrants on file for exceeding pseudoephedrine limits. If you have any information on the whereabouts of Ms. Wheeler, The Daily Record What to look for to see if your neighbor is cooking meth? - Apr 8, 2009 ..."There are several things we look for, one of the main things we look for is the pseudoephedrine, or ephedrine tablets like in your cold pills. KTKA.com Oregon's regulation bonanza - Apr 13, 2009 Greenlick highlights the state's control of pseudoephedrine - an allergy drug often used for the production of meth - as an example of how tobacco Oregon Daily Emerald 11 Hidden Allergy Hot Spots In Your Home....Achoo! - Apr 7, 2009 The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. CBS 2 While Red Wings rest, Blue Jackets attempt to regroup - Apr 19, 2009 ...you can't take cold medications with pseudoephedrine, which knocks out the vast majority of effective treatments for sniffles and boogers. MLive.com Send Prescription Nicotine Idea to Ash Heap - Apr 7, 2009 ..."The state ought to control nicotine just as it does pseudoephedrine, an ingredient in methamphetamine," he said. Greenlick is also backing legislation (HB Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com LPD says citizen tips have led to more meth lab busts - Apr 2, 2009 A 2004 law made it possible to track pseudoephedrine purchases to curb massive meth manufacturing, but a recent trend among makers - and users - attempts to KSWO Drug-related arrest could result in life in prison for an Enid man - Apr 9, 2009 Officers found the pickup in the 200 block of North Filmore and found four unopened bottles of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride. Each bottle contained 100 Enid News & Eagle Bingie drug bust - Apr 14, 2009 They allegedly uncovered 100 litres of chemicals and equipment used to extract pseudoephedrine and more than six kilograms of pseudoephedrine-based tablets, Batemans Bay Post Star 6 accused of conspiracy to manufacture meth - Apr 1, 2009 He pleaded guilty to possession of pseudoephedrine in 2004, records show. Hoffmann and Lane have pleaded not guilty and demanded speedy trials, Muscatine Journal Regulating nicotine - Apr 1, 2009 The lawmaker says the government should control nicotine the same way it controls pseudoephedrine, which can be used to make meth. WWMT Queensland chemists stop pill runners using mapping tool - Apr 2, 2009 The cold-and-flu brand - containing pseudoephedrine - most favoured by illicit drug-makers costs $13 for 12 tablets. At $100 for each pack collected, Courier Mail Meth lab seized in mid-town BA - Apr 3, 2009 Detectives allege they seized a meth lab from the home, including lithium metal and batteries, ammonium nitrate and Pseudoephedrine, all of which are Broken Arrow Ledger Sorting Out Allergy Treatments - Apr 8, 2009 Pseudoephedrine in very high doses is used to make crystal meth so it is behind the counter. It can increase blood pressure but it is a very effective EmpowHer 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: Interactions for Pseudoephedrine: MAO inhibitors and beta adrenergic blockers increase the effects of pseudoephedrine. Sympathomimetics may reduce the antihypertensive effects of methyldopa, mecamylamine, reserpine and veratrum alkaloids. Chemical IUPAC Name: 2-methylamino-1-phenyl-propan-1-ol : |
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