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pseudoephedrine

[ soo-doh-i-fed-rin, -ef-i-dreen, -drin ]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a dextrorotatory, isomeric compound, C 1 0 H 1 5 NO, used as a nasal decongestant.


pseudoephedrine

/ ˌsjuːdəʊˈɛfɪˌdriːn; -ˌdrɪn /

noun

  1. a drug similar in action to ephedrine, used extensively as a decongestant
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It works for adults and children without causing the insomnia or nervousness I get from pseudoephedrine.

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Phenylephrine had become the main drug in over-the-counter decongestants when medicines with an older ingredient — pseudoephedrine — were moved behind pharmacy counters.

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The FDA assembled its outside advisers to take another look at phenylephrine, which became the main drug in over-the-counter decongestants when medicines with an older ingredient - pseudoephedrine - were moved behind pharmacy counters.

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The FDA assembled its outside advisers to take another look at phenylephrine, which became the main drug in over-the-counter decongestants when medicines with an older ingredient — pseudoephedrine — were moved behind pharmacy counters.

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The UK-wide review for pseudoephedrine was initiated after regulators in France alerted European drugs regulator the EMA, which is also conducting a review, about some recent, rare cases.

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