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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

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.