To be clear, they're trying to get rid of it because oral phenylephrine doesn't work. It's completely ineffective at being a decongestant.
this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2023
94 points (99.0% liked)
News
23268 readers
3432 users here now
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.
Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
7. No duplicate posts.
If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners.
The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Pill form doesn't do Jack shit either.
Pseudoephedrine works like a charm though.
Phenylephrine is also linked to birth defects in pregnant women, while pseudoephedrine is not. My wife's OB recommended sudafed when she had a cold. The pharmacy tech pointed her to the aisle with SudafedPE when she asked for Sudafed. So it's ineffective and dangerous.
Why am I not surprised.
The FDA is exactly the opposite of what it was mandated for.
I always (anecdotally) knew that this was just a cash grab by pharma companies to have "something" available without having to go to the pharmacy counter. It never worked for me, so I moved to other remedies if I ran out of psuedoepbedrine - steam, menthol, lemon/ginger/honey concoctions. All more effective for me.
I just go to the pharmacy counter because i'm an adult. No replacement for pseudo out there that i've seen in folk remedies. Do like honey and limon water for throat stuff though.
Yep, I've made my trips to go on the Federal List of People with Head Colds.
Oh yeah get public opinion on scientifically tested facts. Dont wanna be making evidence based health decisions
I wonder if this will trigger a pseudoephedrine shortage.
Fortunately I've been stocking up, since you can only buy one damn box a month.
Bastards.
I haven't had the 1 box per month limit pop up for me, even when my wife and I both get sick.
Purchase limit in Massachusetts is 9 grams per month and 3.6 grams per day. A single pill is 30mg so you'd need 300 pills to reach that.
An adult dose is 12 pills per day if you take 2 every 4 hours. You can take a full dose for 25 days a month before hitting that limit.
Now imagine being one person shopping for a partner and kids when everybody is sick. The restrictions are a real problem for a lot of people.
Hmm, maybe it's a state level thing then?
Thanks for the info, gonna have to look into it.
Why are they reporting it this way. The Administrative Procedures Act literally requires them to have a comment period on these executive rule changes.
By the way, they seldom modify anything about the proposed actions even if the comments are overwhelmingly negative. Reference all the recent ATF "rule changes" that essentially amounted to executive fiat gun control. In those rule changes the comments were 90% negative and the positive comments were obviously astroturfed form letters, and they proceeded with the changes anyway.
As soon as I start coming down with something:
-
Gargle warm salt water several times a day
-
Use a Neti pot (or similar) several times a day
I really don't take much...except for dextromethorphan, but that's just for fun