• @vala
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    1118 days ago

    That stuff is so worthless. You have to ask the pharmacist for the real stuff because we are babies and someone might make meth with it. Which is obviously worth the massive inconvenience to the 99.9999% of people who just have a sinus infection.

    • @Pilferjinx
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      117 days ago

      Wait, wouldn’t having it on the shelf just be always empty because of the druggies?

      • @Hugin
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        117 days ago

        To make meth (methamphetamine) you need some chemicals that are hard to make outside a serious lab and are very controlled.

        pseudoephedrine is a good starting place to make meth. It’s the active component in Sudafed hence the name. The good stuff behind the counter has pseudoephedrine the stuff on the shelf doesn’t and doesn’t do anything.

        There is more chemistry in pseudoephedrine products to make it hard to turn meth then there is in it to make you feel better.