On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 04:18:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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>"Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message ]
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>>> Some OTC meds can be made into hallucigenics. Most pharmacies here
>>> limit me to one bottle of Mucinex and I have to show ID. However at
>>> BJs I can buy a dozen bottles with no ID, weird how rules go.
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>> Yes, they have the same thing here with some of the OTC, not Mucinex that
>> I'm aware of, but I've not bought more than one at a time, so dunno for
>> sure. I can tell you that the nicotine lozenges were very addictive and
>> had to break that habit after quitting smoking too.
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>Depends on the ingredients. There are many different kinds of Mucinex. If a
>cold pill contains pseudoephedrine, then it can be used to make bad drugs.
>If it contains phenylephrine, then it can't be used for that and some say it
>isn't very effective for colds and stuffy noses.

I take Sudafed (phenylephrine) for a post nasal drip, I can buy a
package of ten low dosage pills OTC with no questions but I take the
24 hour time release version and so need to show ID... plus I take one
every day and buying them in packs of ten won't work since I can buy
only one pack at a time an d pharmacies don't alwasys shave it in
stock, so my MD writes a Rx and I get a 90 day supply refillable 3X. I
need to renew a few days in advance as no local pharmacy keeps that
much on hand... mail order pharmacies don't dispense Sudafed as it's
an OTC med. Recently I changed to the 12 hour version and that works
just as well for me as I take it before bedtime. I take the generic
version from Rite-Aid, each pack contains 20 pills, costs a whole lot
less than the brand name Sudafed, which is great as Ins. doesn't cover
OTC meds. It began with me taking 12 hour pills twice a day, after a
few days I tried just taking one at bedtime, so with 20 pills each
pack the nine pack 90 day Rx lasts me 180 days. I don't like taking
more medication than I need, with OTC meds I think people need to
experiment to find a lower dose that works for them. The 24 hour
version contains 240 mgs of pseudoephedrine per caplet, the 10 hour
version contains only 120 mgs. I only need it to stop the drip at
night so I can sleep. I started off getting Sudafed with Walmart's
home delivery, but they suck at home delivery (it's near impossible to
phone them for renewals unless I want to spend hours listening to
elevator music) and they are too far to drive there so often (35 miles
round trip). Rite Aid doesn't do home delivery but it's only a 7 mile
round trip and I go into town often anyway. The Rite Aid pharmacist
is who got me started on the 12 hour generic because there is no 24
hour generic... brand name Sudafed is expensive.