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You can buy 6 boxes of sudafed per month (24 doses each). Isn’t that more than the recommended (and probably safe) daily limit? I dont doubt your intentions but

You can buy 6 boxes of sudafed per month (24 doses each). Isn’t that more than the recommended (and probably safe) daily limit? I dont doubt your intentions but I don’t think you actually need 6 boxes per month + a stash.

PixyMisa 3y ago
They mention one box every six months, which is entirely reasonable.
- criddell 3y ago
  For an individual, perhaps. But if your house has a lot of people in it who get sick at the same time because they live in close quarters, then maybe not.
- 13of40 3y ago
  Not sure how widespread it is or if there's a federal limit, but my state (Washington) even makes it illegal to possess more than 15 grams of it.
  - dmazzoni 3y ago
    If my math is correct, 15 grams would mean more than 20 normal boxes of Sudafed, if each box is 24x 30mg. I usually buy boxes of 48x 30mg, but even then I'd have to stash 10 boxes for it to be illegal.
- nonethewiser 3y ago
  Which is 2 boxes * n years + 6 boxes available at any given time. Im not saying it’s unreasonable, just that the monthly limit is probably higher than he realized and he doesnt need to stockpile them.
cheald 3y ago
The point is more to not be in a position to have to go out and buy some when I'm feeling cruddy. Since it's controlled, I can't just have some shipped to my door when I'm laying in bed sick. I just got in the habit of picking it up periodically to ensure that it's on hand when I need it.
- lazide 3y ago
  Yup, nothing says fun times (and mass spreader) like sitting in line and doing paperwork while sick.
- nonethewiser 3y ago
  So why buy 1 every 6 months? Just go buy 6. This sounded like you were trying to avoid the limits: > Indeed. I've known that phenylepherine is worthless for a long while, and just make it a point to buy a pack of the real stuff every 6 months or so, so that I always have it on hand when I need it. In my state, it's controlled - you have to get it from a pharmacist (though you can do so without a prescription) - they take your driver's license and don't allow you to purchase it too often.
  - cheald 3y ago
    I think you're reading something into it that isn't there. It's just not on the shelf, I'm not likely to notice it and incidentally purchase it when I'm buying ibuprofen or whatever, and I have to go out of my way to get it. I can't just have Amazon overnight some to me. As a result I've just gotten in the habit of buying it periodically without waiting for "I'm sick" to be the reason for the purchase. The 6 month period isn't "trying to not get noticed", it's "that period comfortably covers my household's needs with some breathing room". Sure, I could buy 6 boxes at a time. I just don't. There's not really any good reason to min-max my pseuodephedrine acquisition.
Spooky23 3y ago
When your kid gets sick late and the pharmacist leaves at 6, why not have a packs of pills wherever you are. Or god forbid, you run out at work and forgot the CVS takes a siesta nationwide at 1:30.
- nonethewiser 3y ago
  Absolutely. But it sounded like he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to buy enough at once, hence the accumulation.

PixyMisa 3y ago

They mention one box every six months, which is entirely reasonable.

criddell 3y ago
For an individual, perhaps. But if your house has a lot of people in it who get sick at the same time because they live in close quarters, then maybe not.
13of40 3y ago
Not sure how widespread it is or if there's a federal limit, but my state (Washington) even makes it illegal to possess more than 15 grams of it.
- dmazzoni 3y ago
  If my math is correct, 15 grams would mean more than 20 normal boxes of Sudafed, if each box is 24x 30mg. I usually buy boxes of 48x 30mg, but even then I'd have to stash 10 boxes for it to be illegal.
nonethewiser 3y ago
Which is 2 boxes * n years + 6 boxes available at any given time. Im not saying it’s unreasonable, just that the monthly limit is probably higher than he realized and he doesnt need to stockpile them.

cheald 3y ago

The point is more to not be in a position to have to go out and buy some when I'm feeling cruddy. Since it's controlled, I can't just have some shipped to my door when I'm laying in bed sick. I just got in the habit of picking it up periodically to ensure that it's on hand when I need it.

lazide 3y ago
Yup, nothing says fun times (and mass spreader) like sitting in line and doing paperwork while sick.
nonethewiser 3y ago
So why buy 1 every 6 months? Just go buy 6. This sounded like you were trying to avoid the limits: > Indeed. I've known that phenylepherine is worthless for a long while, and just make it a point to buy a pack of the real stuff every 6 months or so, so that I always have it on hand when I need it. In my state, it's controlled - you have to get it from a pharmacist (though you can do so without a prescription) - they take your driver's license and don't allow you to purchase it too often.
- cheald 3y ago
  I think you're reading something into it that isn't there. It's just not on the shelf, I'm not likely to notice it and incidentally purchase it when I'm buying ibuprofen or whatever, and I have to go out of my way to get it. I can't just have Amazon overnight some to me. As a result I've just gotten in the habit of buying it periodically without waiting for "I'm sick" to be the reason for the purchase. The 6 month period isn't "trying to not get noticed", it's "that period comfortably covers my household's needs with some breathing room". Sure, I could buy 6 boxes at a time. I just don't. There's not really any good reason to min-max my pseuodephedrine acquisition.

Spooky23 3y ago

When your kid gets sick late and the pharmacist leaves at 6, why not have a packs of pills wherever you are. Or god forbid, you run out at work and forgot the CVS takes a siesta nationwide at 1:30.

nonethewiser 3y ago
Absolutely. But it sounded like he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to buy enough at once, hence the accumulation.