I don't keep up to date on my non-prescription PDR, it's 1987! neverthe-
less, here is an abbreviated list of products containing pseudoephedrine
(either hydrochloride or sulfate):
Actifed, Benadryl, Benylin, Bromfed, Congestac, Contac, Cotylenol,
Cremacoat, Dimacol, Dorcol, Extra Strength Sine-Aid, Fedrazil, Head and
Chest Cold Medicine (Vicks), Mediquell, Novahistine, Pediacare, Robitussin,
Ru-Tuss, Ryna, Sinarest, Singlet, Sinutab, Sudafed, Tylenol, Ursinus,
Vicks Day Care, Afrinol, Chlor-Trimeton, Disophrol, Drixoral.
Cheers, Joe

J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694
3527 Cody Road
Sherman Oaks CA 91403


On Tue, 14 May 1996, Don Ball wrote:

> Pseudoephedrine can cause severe problems in certain susceptible persons.
> Although never diagnosed as having Parkinsons, I have mild to moderate
> autonomic dysfunction and I'm one of those.  Have significant CNS depression
> (not mental depression), anxiety, respiratory difficulties, and hypotension.
> There seems to be a family history of anecdotal problems with
> pseudoephedrine including an aunt who died after a week of reasonable
> recovery for open heart surgery.  The only thing different about the day she
> died was that the doctors started her on pseudoephedrine because of moderate
> hypotension... not an uncommon practice except that I had warned them about
> a possible family history.  Continued administration of pseudoephedrine
> throughout the day resulted in increasingly profound hypotension resulting
> in death later in the day.  Sympathomimetics can be deadly to some people.
>
> Don
>
>
>
> At 02:16 AM 5/15/96 -0400, you wrote:
> >The following is taken verbatim from a package of Tylenol flu, although I
> >have seen similar warnings on packages of some other special purpose Tylenol
> >products and on products marketed by competitors of McNeil Consumer Products
> >Co., who market Tylenol and own the Tylenol trade name:
> >
> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >
> >DRUG INTERACTION PRECAUTION:  Do not take this product if you are presently
> >taking a prescription drug for high blood pressure or you are now taking a
> >prescription monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (certain drugs for
> >depression, psychiatric, or emotional conditions, or Parkinson's disease),
> >or for 2 weeks after stopping the MAOI drug.  If you are uncertain whether
> >your prescription drug contains an MAOI, consult a health professional
> >before taking this product.
> >
> >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >
> >This appears to be due to the pseudoephedrine HCl, and I find information on
> >the internet, at this URL:
> >
> ><http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/ftp/aids/sci.med.aids/AIDS%20Drugs%20Data%20Sh
> >eets/Synonym/Dimacol%20[CHEMLINE]>
> >
> >
> >CONTRAINDICATIONS         Contraindicated in patients with
> >                          hypersensitivity or idiosyncrasy to
> >                          sympathomimetic amines, severe hypertension,
> >                          or severe coronary artery disease, and in
> >                          those on monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor
> >                          therapy. [PDR 1991]
> >
> >
> >I cannot find similar damning information on the other active ingredients of
> >Tylenol flu, so I jump to the conclusion that the pseudoephedrine is the
> >culprit.
> >
> >
> >When I first read this last fall, I was at a store with a pharmacy, so I
> >asked the pharmacist, whom I consider to be a health professional.   He
> >replied that drugs with MAOI's were not in common usage, and he did not
> >identify Eldepryl as an MAOI.  I bought the drug, used it for my cold, and
> >identified no adverse reactions.
> >
> >After reading discussions on this list regarding Eldepryl and Demerol, this
> >incident came to mind, and along with it these two questions:
> >
> >1.) What are the risks of taking these cold pills with Eldepryl?
> >
> >2.) What is recommended for a cold, sinus trouble, flu, etc., if one can not
> >take the over-the-counter medicines which contain pseudoephdrine HCl?
> >
> >I think that this novice has done enough damage with the above.  But I also
> >think that these are real concerns, and I would ask the more knowledgeable
> >recipients on this list for their advice.
> >
> >Art Hirsch
> >[log in to unmask]
> >Lewisville, TX
> >Home of the Fighting Farmers
> >
>