Why is Sudafed (pseudoephedrine) back on the shelf?
Read the labels carefully to be sure it’s actually pseudoephedrine, and not just something else under the Sudafed brand name (on Preview, yes, as others have said). Note that the Nyquils you can buy OTC these days also have a decongestant that is not pseudoephedrine as well. Boy, did I have to jump through hoops to buy the real thing last time (upstate NY, a month or two ago), show ID, sign a special form, pay for it as a separate transaction than my other purchases.
Very cool if it is true. Last time I bought real Sudafed I caught a glimpse of the pseudoephedrine logbook. Only 6 other people had purchased pseudoephedrine at that (fairly busy) pharmacy in the last year. I wondered if drug companies would stop making over-the-counter pseudoephedrine products because it’s impossible to sell them. I also find phenylephrine to be useless. The last time I got a killer sinus infection a friend offered me some Sudafed that he said was the pseudoephedrine variety. It did nothing at all, so I asked to see the box and sure enough it was Sudafed PE.
