dantheclamman@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-210 months agoFDA says common over the counter decongestant phenylephrine does not work in oral formwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down11cross-posted to: usnews@civilloquy.com
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minus-squarehedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·10 months agoThe real pseudoephedrines are also little red pills, at least where I am on the US East Coast.
minus-squaresurfrock66@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoWeird, here in my area of California the OTC ones are the reds, you have to go to the pharmacist for the white ones.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoIn my area both are red unless you get the 12-hour controlled-release caplets, those are white. It’s probably just different factories.
minus-squareDoubletwist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoIt depends on the dosage. The 4hr pseudoephedrine are red. The 12hr are white.
The real pseudoephedrines are also little red pills, at least where I am on the US East Coast.
Weird, here in my area of California the OTC ones are the reds, you have to go to the pharmacist for the white ones.
In my area both are red unless you get the 12-hour controlled-release caplets, those are white. It’s probably just different factories.
It depends on the dosage. The 4hr pseudoephedrine are red. The 12hr are white.