Substitute for Ephedrine

[sawastea]

THERAFLU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
60 mg Pseudoephedrine HCL....along with 1000mg Acetaminophen, so stock up on liver protection

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

pseudoephedrine is NOT the same as ephedrine.

Ephedrine:

Ephedrine's basic pharmacological action resembles epinephrine (adrenaline), but is considerably less active. Ephedrine can also be absorbed orally, unlike epinephrine. Ephedrine also has a longer duration of action and more pronounced effects on the brain and central nervous system. These CNS effects resemble amphetamines, but are less potent. Ephedrine increases blood pressure, cardiac output, and heart rate, but these effects last about ten times longer than epinephrine. Ephedra will also increase heart, brain, and muscle blood flow - thus compromising blood flow to the kidney and intestine. Ephedrine also relaxes bronchial and uterine muscle.

Pseudoephedrine:

Pseudoephedrine also relaxes bronchial muscle, but its effects on the heart and and CNS are weaker. It may also possess some antiinflammatory effects

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682619.html

 

[anthrax]

I'm with sawastea on this one

Neither pseudoephedrine nor norephedrine is as effective as ephderine HCL