"The said foreign passenger along with seized 19.3 Kg Pseudoephedrine worth approximately Rs.30 Lakh was handed over to NCB officials for further necessary action in the matter," read the release.
Reddy's OTC Fexofenadine HCl 60 mg and Pseudoephedrine HCl 120 mg Extended-Release Tablets, USP, are used for temporary relief of symptoms due to hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies that include runny nose; sneezing; itchy, watery eyes; itching of the nose or throat; for temporary relief of nasal congestion due to the common cold, hay fever or other upper respiratory allergies; to reduce swelling of nasal passages; for temporary relief of sinus congestion and pressure; and to temporarily restore freer breathing through the nose
Three pharmacists, whose stores sold pseudoephedrine to defendant or people who bought pseudoephedrine for defendant, testified about their stores' reporting of sales to the NPLEx system.
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) had earlier issued the warning regarding the cough syrup as it contained a certain quantity of the drug pseudoephedrine.
The marketers, predictably, won: a whole slew of new products, containing PE instead of pseudoephedrine, hit the market, prominently displayed on store shelves.
Perrigo also obtained distribution rights for Zephrex-D (pseudoephedrine HC1 30 mg), which was developed using the Tarex technology and has been proven to be more than 98% effective at blocking one of the more common methods of illegal meth production.
Illicit imports of pseudoephedrine, a common ingredient in cold and allergy medicines, are routinely sought by loose-knit networks of people engaged in the production of methamphetamine, a powerful stimulant also known as meth, crank or speed.
"It makes no sense at all to ban safe natural products or move them behind the counter when minors can still buy sleeping pills, pseudoephedrine and Dramamine.
This alternative process does not require pseudoephedrine to produce the chemical base of the drug, allowing drug traffickers to circumvent existing chemical control efforts and continue production.
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