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Nevertheless, the nasal decongestant remedies sold in the aisles of pharmacies, supermarkets, and convenience stores contain phenylephrine.
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Legal, controlled sales of the nasal decongestant pseudoephedrine appear to correlate directly with the number of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in Kentucky.
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It is generally made by cooking ammonia, lithium and pseudoephedrine, a decongestant.
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When she caught a cold, he sprayed decongestant through her blow hole.
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Until 2000 or so, most cold remedies contained phenylpropanolamine as the decongestant.
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Clenbuterol is used by sufferers of breathing disorders as a decongestant.
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The Palantine, Illinois-based company, Acura Pharmaceuticals, today launched a new nasal decongestant product formulated to prevent its use in the illicit synthesis of methamphetamine.
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The major antihistamines in pill form are now sold over the counter -- Allegra, Claritin and Zyrtec -- but they help only with sneezing, unless specified as the "decongestant" form.
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The added decongestant benefits come with a price, though.
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Moreover, given its recent popularity, and given that DMAA was used in a nasal decongestant for over 40 years, one can reasonably and conservatively infer hundreds of millions of doses taken since the 1940s.
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Also consider long-acting decongestant sprays or tablets, which help keep blocked nasal passages open when cabin pressure changes during take-off and landing. (Decongestant can be overly drying in airplane cabin air so consider saline solution, too).
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