Re: Hidden deal on Alavert -- Money maker!!
Originally Posted by shears What's the difference between Alavert and Alavert D?
TIA. | Alavert tablets just contain 10mg of loratidine (the same as Claritin) -> take for allergy symptoms of itchy, scratchy throat, eyes, etc
Alavert-D tablets contain 5mg of loratidine (Claritin) and 120mg Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) -> take for allergy symptoms if you also have congestion
As someone else noted, people somewhere figured out that if you melt and then freeze sudafed at exact temperatures, you can make crystal meth so the FDA is putting a restriction on how much you can buy. So anything with pseudoephedrine is behind the pharmacy counter now. To avoid customers having to go to the pharmacy for things, many brands decided to reformulate their pills and use phenylepherine instead of pseudoephedrine. Phenylepherine doesn't work as well but also doesn't have the side effect that it can keep you awake at night.
Warning: To anyone with high blood pressure, check with your doctor before taking anything containing pseudoephedrine. It can and most likely, WILL make your blood pressure increase.
HTH.
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