Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 But here's the smoking gun: It kept sudafed legal even though sudafed contains the same chemical constituents as ephedra! That's where the name of the drug comes from: "pseudo" and "ephedra." Put them together and you get "Sudafed."
So why was the herb (ephedra) banned while the drug (Sudafed) was kept on the market? You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure it out: Because sudafed was making lots of money for its manufacturer, a drug company. And the FDA consistently acts in favor of drug companies rather than consumers.
Hoodia is likely to suffer the same fate as ephedra. |
H. Winter Griffith, M.D.
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 Joseph Aspirin Free Fever
Reducer for Children sudafed Cold & Cough Liquid
Caps
Sudafed Severe Cold Formula
Caplets sudafed Sinus Maximum
Strength sudafed Sinus Maximum
Strength Caplets Summit Supac
Super-Anahist
Suppap
Tapanol
Tapanol Extra Strength Tapar
Tavist Allergy/Sinus/Headache Tempra
Tempra Caplets
Tempra Chewable Tablets
Tempra Double Strength
Tempra Drops
Tempra D.S. |
Mike Adams
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 Sudafed also happens to be one of the raw materials now being purchased by street meth manufacturers, who combine sudafed with iodine and other chemicals to create recreational street drugs. Meth abuse is now a national epidemic, with hundreds of thousands of people harmed by the drug and its culture of crime and destruction. Yet the FDA happily keeps sudafed available as an over-the-counter drug, even though banning it could help stop the manufacture and trade of meth. |
| Even while Ephedra was apparently so dangerous that the FDA declared it to be "dangerous at any dose," sudafed was allowed to be sold to anyone, at any quantity, without a prescription. sudafed, the FDA seemed to say, was safe enough to sell to anyone.
So how can one form of a chemical be banned as "extremely dangerous" while another form is casually sold over the counter to consumers? To answer that question, ask yourself who makes money from each of these products. Over-the-counter drugs generate profits for pharmaceutical companies, which the FDA acts to protect. |
Dr. Sharon Moalem
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 If you've ever taken a standard dose of sudafed and felt a tingling sensation and a rapid heartbeat, you're probably a slow metabolizer, and you should talk to your doctor about cutting your dosage.
On the other end of the spectrum are ultrarapid metabolizers; these folks can have as many as thirteen copies of the CYP2D6 gene! Of Ethiopians, 29 percent are metabolizers on hyperspeed, compared to less than 1 percent of Caucasians. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Joseph Cold Tablets for Children, sudafed Non-Drowsy Sinus Headache.
Dangers: Liver damage.
What to do: Avoid taking multisymptom OTC medicines that duplicate ingredients.
Important: If you regularly have more than three alcoholic drinks daily, consult your doctor.
CALCIUM CARBONATE
Relieves heartburn, acid indigestion and other stomach upset.
Popular brands: Alka-Mints, Caltrate 600, Rolaids Calcium Rich, Turns.
Dangers: May decrease the effectiveness of certain prescription medicines, including the heart drug digoxin, the anticonvulsant phenyto-in and the antibiotic tetracycline. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 Synthetic ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are currently found in pharmaceuticals including Contac, Sinutab, sudafed, Actifed, and Robitussin PE.
Topically, the resin from the ephedra shrub can be applied to cuts to promote healing.
Edible Uses
The red berries on the plant are the only parts considered edible.
Other Uses
Guards of Genghis Khan's army used ephedra to help them stay awake (they would be beheaded if caught dozing!). Taoist monks use ephedra to sharpen awareness. The herb also has been smoked as an aphrodisiac. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Yet the exact same chemical compound remains perfectly legal in over-the-counter drugs like sudafed and a variety of cold medicines. sudafed even gets its name from ephedra: "pseudo-ephedrine." So why is ephedrine illegal in herbs, yet legal in pharmacy drugs manufactured by drug companies? You already know the answer.
With all that in mind, why do you think prescription drugs that kill people remain legal? Think carefully now... |
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| Examples: sudafed and Nyquil both have pseudoephedrine.. .Benadryl and Tylenol PM have diphenhydramine.
Always check the labels. When in doubt, consult a pharmacist.
•Measuring liquid medications incorrectly. Tableware is not for measuring medications. The most accurate measuring devices are oral dosage syringes, calibrated medicine droppers and similar products. Some pharmacies distribute them free.
•Not shaking suspensions before each use. Certain medicines are mixed with—but not dissolved in—liquids, so the medicine particles settle to the bottom. |
| Popular brands: Sinutab, sudafed. Some OTC products, such as Advil Cold and Sinus Caplets and Tylenol Sinus Daytime, contain pseudoephedrine along with other active ingredients.
Dangers: Increased blood pressure.. .rapid heart beat.. .insomnia.
What to do: Avoid caffeinated beverages because they can increase restlessness and insomnia. Do not use pseudoephedrine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor (a type of antidepressant) within the last two weeks—the combination can cause dangerously high blood pressure. |
Mike Adams
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| Yet, mysteriously, the exact same active chemicals found in Ephedra—ephedrine and pseudoephedrine—were allowed to be sold to consumers without a prescription in over-the-counter cold medications made by pharmaceutical companies. sudafed, in particular, derives its very name from ephedra. "Sudafed" is the conjoining of "pseudo" and "ephedrine," and it delivers the exact same chemical alkaloids as Ephedra, but in higher concentrations! |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Ephedrine, the active ingredient in sudafed, was copied from ephedra, a medicinal herb that has now been outlawed by the FDA even while sudafed remains perfectly legal.)
5. All rapists would be given four years to run free before being taken off the streets, even though they were known to be dangerous. (Explanation: The FDA allows dangerous drugs to remain on the market for years, with hundreds of thousands of people being injured by them, before issuing a recall. Rezulin and Vioxx are just two of many such examples. Antidepressant drugs and statin drugs are probably next in line.)
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Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Meth" (methamphetamines) is manufactured from over-the-counter cold medicines like sudafed, using a garage recipe that anybody can find on the Internet.
If you want examples of really dangerous medicine being sold to consumers, look no further than Big Pharma and FDA collusion. Compared to the harm that's taking place in the pharmaceutical industry, hoodia isn't even a blip on the radar.
The campaign to discredit all herbs
It doesn't mean hoodia won't find itself under fire by conventional medicine, of course. Remember ephedra? |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 This herb has been used safely for thousands of years, and yet the FDA banned it as an isolated phytochemical even though the very same compound remains perfectly legal in the over-the-counter medicine called sudafed.
The FDA claims to have banned Ephedra, but that's not what actually happened. All it did was ban the Ephedra herb, not the Ephedra molecule. Apparently, if you work at the FDA, all herbs are dangerous, while all over-the-counter drugs are perfectly safe, even if those two contain the exact same molecule. That's right: one has been banned, the other remains perfectly legal. |
Mike Adams
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| Yet the FDA happily keeps sudafed available as an over-the-counter drug, even though banning it could help stop the manufacture and trade of meth.
It's almost like allowing pharmacies to sell crack cocaine ingredients over the counter, enabling children to buy them and make their own crack at home. Actually, this isn't far from the truth: The
Parke-Davis company once promoted and sold cocaine. It even produced a "cocaine injection kit" complete with a syringe for shooting up. Source: Courtesy of www.Cocaine. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure it out: Because sudafed was making lots of money for its manufacturer, a drug company. And the FDA consistently acts in favor of drug companies rather than consumers.
Hoodia is likely to suffer the same fate as ephedra. Sooner or later, somebody is going to keel over from popping a whole bottle of counterfeit hoodia pills that don't even contain real hoodia. The FDA will issue a misinformed warning statement and the press will go ape nuts crazy over it. Television shows will find "experts" who will testify that hoodia is dangerous. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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 Bitter orange can also increase the side effects of many medications, including (but not limited to) Xanax, Zocor, sudafed, Buspar, Celexa, Zoloft, Allegra, prednisone, Meridia, Viagra, and a number of blood pressure medications. Do not take bitter orange if you have high blood pressure or are pregnant.
The bottom line is this: it is a stimulant, and the same cautions about other stimulants (like ephedra) apply. Just because the pill is "ephedra-free" does not mean that you should use unlimited amounts of it. |
| Bitter orange can also increase the side effects of many medications, including (but not limited to) Xanax, Zocor, sudafed, Buspar, Celexa, Zoloft, Allegra, prednisone, Meridia, Viagra, and a number of blood pressure medications. Do not take bitter orange if you have high blood pressure or are pregnant.
The bottom line is this: bitter orange is a stimulant, and the same cautions about other stimulants (like ephedra) apply. You should be just as careful with "ephedra-free" pills containing bitter orange as you would be with ephedra. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 A decongestant such as pseudoephedrine (found in sudafed and other products) may also be helpful, but remember, these medications are dehydrating (and so is the lack of humidity in an airplane cabin). If you use them, be sure to drink plenty of water and juice during the flight, and skip the cocktail and coffee, as alcohol and caffeine also are dehydrating.
Q Always wear ear protection (disposable plugs or an earphone-style headset) when using loud appliances such as power tools or lawn mowers; and when you know you will be exposed to sudden loud noises, such as when shooting a gun. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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 I have an enlarged prostate, so Benadryl and sudafed are off limits. Is there anything natural that would help my allergies and not aggravate my prostate problem?
A. Most over-the-counter (OTC) allergy medicines contain either an antihistamine or a decongestant that can make urination more difficult for a man with an enlarged prostate. An herbal remedy that might substitute is stinging nettle [Urtica dioica).
According to European research, extracts of this herb can do double duty to relieve allergy symptoms and help improve urine flow in men with benign prostate enlargement. |
Mike Adams
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| FDA claims ephedrine created by plants is extremely dangerous, but ephedrine created in a laboratory is perfectly safe.
** sudafed, containing the exact same chemicals as Ephedra, continues to be sold over the counter. It is also used to manufacture methamphetamine street drugs that injure and kill countless Americans each year.
*•* FDA ignores benefits of Ephedra in Chinese medicine formulas, which always use Ephedra synergistically with other supporting herbs.
<•* Ephedra was eventually linked to 155 deaths before being banned. |
Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon
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 The medication this gentleman used was sudafed (pseudoephedrine), an oral decongestant that works by constricting blood vessels. Once upon a time it was available only by prescription. Physicians presumably warned people about complications and interactions to prevent this kind of adverse event from occurring.
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When we notified Sudafed's manufacturer that its label was inadequate for OTC use, and unreadable at that, there was some initial defensiveness. |
Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA
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| Well-known brand names of such combinations include Actifed, Advil Cold & Sinus, Alka-Seltzer Plus, Naldecon, Benylin, Chlor-Trimeton, Comtrex, Robitussin, sudafed, Contac, Vicks, Dimetapp, Tylenol, and Dristan.
What Do They Do in the Body?
These drugs compete with histamines at specific receptor sites, blocking allergic symptoms.
What Are They Used For?
Relief of symptoms associated with seasonal allergies or the common cold, including runny nose, watery, itchy eyes, sneezing, and itchy rash. Claritin and Allegra don't cause drowsiness.
What Are the Possible Side Effects/Adverse Effects? |
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