IS EPHIDREN OVER THE COUNTER?

[Edvard Munch]

Ugh, here's the story.
I went to my local pharmacy (Brooks) and asked to pharmicists if ephidren was over the counter. One said:
"Yes, but we don't sell it here" and the other one said straight up:
"No." So now I'm confused. I know it's legal, but is this shit over the counter or not? And is it found in diet pills?
Thank a bunch.
[ 12 February 2002: Message edited by: Edvard Munch ]

 

[fairnymph]

Ephedrine is legal, but it is not easily obtained in pure form.You used to be able to get mini-thins which were ephedrine but those are rarely available. It is a DEA list 1 drug, which means it is regulated and watched (your name gets put on a list if you buy significant quantities). It is regulated because in pure form it can be easily used as a precursor to methamphetamine.
From www.ephedrafacts.com:

Because several states have banned the use of synthetic ephedrine in dietary supplements at industry’s request, national brands contain ephedrine alkaloids from Ephedra, not pure synthetic ephedrine.
You should be able to find "ma huang" though, an herbal supplement which is readily available (in pharmacies and health stores etc), and contains varying %s of "ephedrine alkaloids". Just check the bottle to see what the % of ephedrine alkaloids is; 100 mg of ma huang might only be 8% ephedrine, so if you wanted 100 mg ephedrine you'd have to take lke 1200 mg ma huang. I'm not sure what the dosages are with ephedrine as I will never touch the shit, but just be aware of the fact that whatever supplement you are taking will not be pure ephedrine.

 

[RaverMadness]

A bunch of online health food stores and/or DEA fronts still sell ephedrine pills online. There's two kinds, ones with guaifenisin added, and 60 mg. gelcaps with magnesium sterate.
Personally, I hate choking down Ephedra horse pills.

 

[PhreeX]

You can't buy PURE ephedrine OTC, in order for ephedrine to be sold it must be mixed with something else - in the case of the "Mini-Two wy action" tabs, it's mixed with goofynessin .. p-fed can be sold as-is, and so can all the herbal stuff...
So, ephedrine *IS* OTC, but you have to buy it in combo with something else... if you're looking to get a speed buzz, the goofynessin wont haveany effect on you (except a dry mouth) .. if you're looking to makie meth, you need to proform an acid/base extraction to get JUST the ephedine...

 

[abygale]

Usual dosage in mini-thins, btw, is 25mg ephedrine and 200 mg guaifenesin.
- aby

 

[LySergiCide]

O.K. It's like this. Ephedrine is a controlled substance as of 1995(Oddly except 4 primatene).
Now pseudo-ephedrine is legal to buy, but never pure pseudo).Pseudo has been reduced to 3g. per pack maximum\plus it has to be sold with a denaturant like triprolidine,Chlorpheniramine,ect.
These denaturants are H-1 beta-blockers, added to the p-fed to combat the Clandestine production of meth. Both have sedative-like effects.But both can easily be removed with some practice.