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  2. Pseudoephedrine - Wikipedia

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    Pseudoephedrine, sold under the brand name Sudafedamong others, is a sympathomimeticmedicationwhich is used as a decongestantto treat nasal congestion. [1][13][2]It has also been used off-labelfor certain other indications, like treatment of low blood pressure.

  3. Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons

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    Schedule 9 (S9) drugs and poisons are substances and preparations that, by law, may only be used for research purposes. The sale, distribution, use, and manufacture of such substances without a permit is strictly prohibited by law. Permits for research uses on humans must be approved by a recognised ethics committee on human research. Examples ...

  4. History and culture of substituted amphetamines - Wikipedia

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    Obetrol, a pharmaceutical mixture of amphetamine and methamphetamine salts, was medically indicatedand marketed for treating obesity, as illustrated in this advertisement from 1970. Amphetamine was first synthesized in 1887 in Germany by Romanian chemist, Lazăr Edeleanu, who named the drug phenylisopropylamine.

  5. Controlled Substances Act - Wikipedia

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    Controlled Substances; Long title: An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act and other laws to provide increased research into, and prevention of, drug abuse and drug dependence; to provide for treatment and rehabilitation of drug abusers and drug dependent persons; and to strengthen existing law enforcement authority in the field of drug abuse.

  6. Actifed - Wikipedia

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    The original formula for Actifed contained pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 60 mg as the nasal decongestant and triprolidine hydrochloride 2.5 mg as the antihistamine. . However, in response to widespread laws requiring products containing pseudoephedrine to be kept behind the pharmacy counter, Pfizer changed Actifed's U.S. formula in late 2006 to contain phenylephrine HCl 10 mg as the nasal ...

  7. Ephedrine - Wikipedia

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    Monthly sales to a single purchaser not to exceed 9 g of pseudoephedrine base in regulated products; The law gives similar regulations to mail-order purchases, except the monthly sales limit is 7.5 g. As a pure herb or tea, má huáng, containing ephedrine, is still sold legally in the US. The law restricts/prohibits its being sold as a dietary ...

  8. Cathine - Wikipedia

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    D-norpseudoephedrine, also known as cathine and (+)-norpseudoephedrine, is a psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes which acts as a stimulant. Along with cathinone, it is found naturally in Catha edulis (khat), and contributes to its overall effects. [ 3 ] It has approximately 7-10% the potency of amphetamine.

  9. Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 - Wikipedia

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    An Act to provide for and regulate access to voluntary assisted dying, to establish the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board, to make consequential amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996, the Coroners Act 2008, the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981, the Health Records Act 2001, the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016, the Pharmacy ...