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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / January 2006Pseudoephedrine
My sense is.... limited sales today, no sales tomorrow. Time to stock up on cold pills with pseu. Chris http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/brochures/pseudo/pseudo_notice.htm Common Pseudoephedrine Products Common cold products including, but not limited to Sudafed®, Tylenol® Cold, Advil® Cold, Drixoral®, Benadryl® Allergy & Cold Tablets, Robitussin® Cold Sinus & Congestion, as well as many generic brands. Retail Thresholds The Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act (MAPA) limits the thresholds of pseudoephedrine drug products to 9 gram single transactions with the package size not to exceed 3 grams. Nine (9) gram single transactions Three (3) gram per package . 120 mg. Pseudoephedrine HCL = 92 tablets . 120 mg. Pseudoephedrine HCL = 31 tablets . 60 mg. Pseudoephedrine HCL = 184 tablets . 60 mg. Pseudoephedrine HCL = 62 tablets . 30 mg. Pseudoephedrine HCL = 367 tablets . 30 mg. Pseudoephedrine HCL = 123 tablets Common Methods of Diversion o Smurfing involves the retail purchase of sub-threshold amounts by organized groups of individuals that either send in multiple purchasers into the same location or visit a large number of different locations. o Shelf Sweeping occurs when individuals or groups remove all the shelf stock and exit the store, similar to a "smash and grab" shoplifting technique. o Shoplifting occurs when individuals remove stock from the shelves and exit the store without paying. All of the above methods can be prevented by limiting access to products or by utilizing mirrors or other surveillance equipment such as cameras. > My sense is.... limited sales today, no sales tomorrow. Time to stock > up on cold pills with pseu. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > . 30 mg. Pseudoephedrine HCL = 367 tablets . 30 mg. Pseudoephedrine > HCL = 123 tablets The 9 gram limit is within 30 days. I can't think of many normal situations where someone would need more than 9 grams of pseudoephedrine per month. If you do, you might want to consider a prescription based alternative... I don't know what the laws are in all states, but here you can only purchase two boxes of pseudoephedrine products at a time. Most manufacturers are only offering their products in smaller quantity boxes, so buying more than 3 grams per package is very uncommon. For example, Claritin-D 24 hour comes in a 10 tablet package that has 2.4 grams of PSE total. > Common Methods of Diversion > > o Smurfing involves the retail purchase of sub-threshold amounts by > organized groups of individuals that either send in multiple > purchasers into the same location or visit a large number of different > locations. This can happen, but store managers do catch on to this often. I don't know the laws everywhere, but here you have to show an ID and sign a log book before purchasing these products. It doesn't cut out illegal purchasing all together, but it definitely helps. My main complaint is that there is not an efficient way to compare log books from store-to-store. A better solution would be some kind of computerized/online logging method. > o Shelf Sweeping occurs when individuals or groups remove all the > shelf stock and exit the store, similar to a "smash and grab" > shoplifting technique. > > o Shoplifting occurs when individuals remove stock from the shelves > and exit the store without paying. Again, I don't know what the laws are everywhere, but here and elsewhere it is mandatory that all pseudoephedrine products be placed behind the counter (inside the pharmacy) where they can only be purchased upon request. This is an annoyance, especially if the pharmacy closes before the main store does, but it does pretty much eliminate shoplifting. > All of the above methods can be prevented by limiting access to > products or by utilizing mirrors or other surveillance equipment such > as cameras. Also, many pseudoephedrine products have been reformulated with phenylephrine. Phenylephrine is more potent and thus the dosage is less than that of PSE, but it still acts as a decongestant. One thing to be aware of though is the major side effect of raising blood pressure. Pseduoephedrine will cause an increase in blood pressure, but phenylephrine will cause an even greater increase in blood pressure. But here's the real interesting thing: For some reason, meth-produces can't use pseudoephedrine liquid gel caps, so the liquid gel cap form of the drug can still be stocked with the regular cough and cold medications and sold without the 9 gram limitation. Alright, I'm going back to studying now............................ --Stephen Daniels |
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