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Pseudoephedrine
Pseudoephedrine is a decongestant which is a kind of antihistamine type drug (common cold or symptom drug).
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A 44-year old asked:
Are there any good effects of pseudoephedrine?
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How long will pseudoephedrine last in your body?
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What are the effects of pseudoephedrine and alcohol combined?
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How much OTC pseudoephedrine is considered an overdose and dangerous?
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What are the side effects of Pseudoephedrine?
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What is the treatment for pseudoephedrine overdose?
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A 48-year old asked:
Is it safe to take phenylephrine with pseudoephedrine?
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A 34-year old female asked:
OTC phenylephrine doesn't work for me, but pseudoephedrine does. However, it can make me jittery. What should I try? Children's dose, perhaps?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Can you take pseudoephedrine with diphenhydramine?
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A 34-year old asked:
Will pseudoephedrine sulfare 120mg show on a saliva drug test?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can pseudoephedrine sulfate result in a false positive drug test?
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A member asked:
Can pseudoephedrine sulfate result in a false positive drug test?
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A 40-year old asked:
What flu drugs contain pseudoephedrine and are comparable to nyquil d?
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A 36-year old asked:
How effective is alegra-d work compared to otc decongestants like pseudoephedrine?
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A 29-year old asked:
Can I take the pseudoephedrine that is behind the pharmacy counter, or is that too strong of a dose?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is there a difference between ephedrine (ephedrine sulfate) and pseudoephedrine (ephedrine sulfate)?
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A 36-year old asked:
Generic claritin (loratadine) d (loratadine 10mg + pseudoephedrine 280 mg). Would 6 be enough to overdose?
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A 38-year old asked:
Does pseudoephedrine contain aspirin?
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A 34-year old asked:
Why does pseudoephedrine make me feel dizzy?
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A 44-year old male asked:
does pseudoephedrine show on drug screen as meth?
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Does pseudoephedrine come up as meth on a drug screen?
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A 30-year old asked:
Why would pseudoephedrine (found in actifed) make me drowsy?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is there a difference between Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and pseudoephedrine?
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A member asked:
Can i take pseudoephedrine hci with lexapro (escitalopram)? And what about phenylephrine? The first one has been my preferred cold med for years.
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A 36-year old asked:
Will pseudoephedrine hydrochloride affect a drug test?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it safe to take pseudoephedrine while taking antibiotics?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can I take Claritin D 12 hour (pseudoephedrine and loratidine) at morning and night every day?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I have congestion that interferes w/ my sleep. I'm also pregnant. What can I take? I tried pseudoephedrine, but it's not working.
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A 32-year old male asked:
Why do antihistamines make me have severe anger? The pills only contain the antihistamine...NOTHING ELSE..they DO NOT CONTAIN pseudoephedrine.
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A 22-year old male asked:
For how many days I can take clarinase(pseudoephedrine/loratadine) tabs, to decrease the congestion because of septum deviation(maximum days??)
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