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phenylepherine is the otc version of pseudoephedrine, what Sudafed was originally created with. If you need Sudafed that works, go to the phamacist and ask for

phenylepherine is the otc version of pseudoephedrine, what Sudafed was originally created with. If you need Sudafed that works, go to the phamacist and ask for "real sudafed". You might have to scan your ID if you live in certain states and you actually need a Rx if you're in Oregon (lol), but for most free states you're good to just purchase it at the counter.

RockRobotRock 3y ago
They changed that last year: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/01/oregon-new-law-sudafed-pseudoephedrine-prescription/9039344002/ https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/01...
zinclozenge 3y ago
Oregon no longer requires a prescription since 2022.
wging 3y ago
> phenylepherine is the otc version of pseudoephedrine That’s mostly incorrect, both are “otc” (over-the-counter) wherever you can buy them without a prescription. That’s what that means.
Kirby64 3y ago
Psuedophedrine requires an ID to purchase and must be kept behind the counter in any state in the US. It's a federal requirement. Stores are also required to keep a record of purchases for 2 years. If you were able to purchase Sudafed without having someone get it from the back or out of some locked cabinet, and also hand over your ID, it wasn't psuedophedrine.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  He said “at the counter”.
  - Kirby64 3y ago
    It's ambiguous. GP said "some states" require an ID. I'm clarifying it's all 50 states require an ID to purchase psuedophedrine and the other associated federal restrictions.
  - dragonwriter 3y ago
    He said “you might have to scan your ID in certain states”; the ID and logbook requirements for a purchase of anything but a “single sales package” (basically, 2 Sudafed) of pseudoephedrine is a federal requirement applying to every US state and territory.
dopa42365 3y ago
It's a different substance. Not version.
dragonwriter 3y ago
> You might have to scan your ID if you live in certain states The “certain states” involved being “the United States” since 2006, unless you are buying a “single sales package” with less than 60mg of pseudoephedrine [0] (which is the dose in two Sudafed caplets [1].) [0] https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-drug-class/legal-requirements-sale-and-purchase-drug-products-containing-pseudoephedrine-ephedrine-and https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-drug-class/legal-requi... [1] https://www.sudafed.com/products/sudafed-sinus-congestion https://www.sudafed.com/products/sudafed-sinus-congestion

RockRobotRock 3y ago

They changed that last year: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/01/oregon-new-law-sudafed-pseudoephedrine-prescription/9039344002/ https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/01...

zinclozenge 3y ago

Oregon no longer requires a prescription since 2022.

wging 3y ago

> phenylepherine is the otc version of pseudoephedrine That’s mostly incorrect, both are “otc” (over-the-counter) wherever you can buy them without a prescription. That’s what that means.

Kirby64 3y ago

Psuedophedrine requires an ID to purchase and must be kept behind the counter in any state in the US. It's a federal requirement. Stores are also required to keep a record of purchases for 2 years. If you were able to purchase Sudafed without having someone get it from the back or out of some locked cabinet, and also hand over your ID, it wasn't psuedophedrine.

scarface_74 3y ago
He said “at the counter”.
- Kirby64 3y ago
  It's ambiguous. GP said "some states" require an ID. I'm clarifying it's all 50 states require an ID to purchase psuedophedrine and the other associated federal restrictions.
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  He said “you might have to scan your ID in certain states”; the ID and logbook requirements for a purchase of anything but a “single sales package” (basically, 2 Sudafed) of pseudoephedrine is a federal requirement applying to every US state and territory.

dopa42365 3y ago

It's a different substance. Not version.

dragonwriter 3y ago

> You might have to scan your ID if you live in certain states The “certain states” involved being “the United States” since 2006, unless you are buying a “single sales package” with less than 60mg of pseudoephedrine [0] (which is the dose in two Sudafed caplets [1].) [0] https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-drug-class/legal-requirements-sale-and-purchase-drug-products-containing-pseudoephedrine-ephedrine-and https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-drug-class/legal-requi... [1] https://www.sudafed.com/products/sudafed-sinus-congestion https://www.sudafed.com/products/sudafed-sinus-congestion