How Do You Find Reformulated Cold Medicines?
Common cold sufferers beware: when you go to your pharmacy this year, the old remedies you used to swear by might not be where they were before. A section of the Patriot Act has restricted the sale of cold products containing pseudoephedrine because of claims that the element was being used illegally to make methamphetamines. Now you have to use a government ID to buy pseudoephedrine products. Because of this, companies have started to reformulate their products to include an alternative ingredient called Phenylephrine and these medicines can be bought right off of the shelf. Look on the shelves where the pseudoephedrine products used to be. That is where you will most likely find your new alternative medicines. The old ones are behind the counter, guarded by a licensed pharmacist. Look for the label “PE.” Companies are using this designation to brand their reformulated products. Look for old familiar brand names. Sudafed has its own line of reformulated “PE” products and so do most of
