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why is drixoral not available?

carol hall
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James Thompson, MD
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Monday, June 09, 2008

 

Hi Ms. Hall,

 

Drixoral is a combination antihistamine / decongestant made by Schering-Plough. The antihistamine component is dexbrompheniramine (6mg) which may relieve symptoms of itching, sneezing and nasal drainage. Dexbrompheniramine is a first generation antihistamine which means there is a significant potential to cause drowsiness and fatigue. The decongestant component of Drixoral is of pseudoephedrine (120mg) which is maximum dose (per 12 hours).

 

I called a local Walgreen's pharmacist and visited a few medical websites in order to find the answer to your question. Drixoral is not available through Walgreens for unexplained reasons according to the pharmacist. One medical site (not Schering Co.) reported that distribution was halted, temporarily, to allow Schering to move the lab responsible for production of the drug to another site. I intend to ask a Schering pharmaceutical rep. about this.

 

I have spent several minutes trying to find equivalent allergy medications for patients when specific brands are discontinued. Your healthcare provider may be willing to do this for you. Print out the information above (ingredients and doses regarding Drixoral) and ask your doctor about similar brands that may be available. Some people get comparable results from chlorpheniramine or brompheniramine (in comparison to dexbrompheniramine).

 

Many of these older antihistamines are being outpaced by the newer generation, non-sedating brands (Claritin, Zyrtec and others). Market pressures are causing the disappearance of some of the first generation antihistamines.

 

Again, get advice from your doctor or pharmacist before trying a different antihistamine medication. The alternative drug may also cause sedation and fatigue. Drug interactions (with other medications you are taking) and other possible adverse effects should also be considered.

 

 

Good Luck!

 

J. Thompson, MD

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4jubar2
Friday, September 25, 2009 at 08:40 PM

I am sorry - but your first, second generation explaination is totally inadequate. There is a huge demand for drixoral that is being satisfied by Canadian pharmacies. Now, US CUSTOMS has imposed a 60 tablet limit on Northwest Pharmacy (Canada) per month. I have been taking 2 tablets (one in am and one in pm) to beat my allergy problem for 30 years. The manufacturer claimed the plant closure more than 3 years ago - that is not an explaination. May God curse you with acute allergies year round until you get serious about investigating this issue.

 

I cannot get anyone to admit to this - The meth-amphedimine (?) illegal cooking of Drixoral for illicit drug use is a big problem. It seems to me that the feds have decided it is better to eliminate the drug from the legal market so the illegal market will have less access to it. That is a farce - my Canadian generic drixoral is now made in Turkey.

I do not know whose demand is greater (the legals or the illegals) - but stopping legal production and shipping is not going to stop the illegals. A poor country like Turkey (thru the black market) would be more than happy to supply the drug illegally. So, who gets hurt in this FED game - only the people who need the drug (for which there is no replacement) - I repeat may God curse you with this affliction so that you will finally understand and research the issue to find the truth.

 

 

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Custom
Monday, February 08, 2010 at 11:28 PM

Why should US Customs care, the pills don't have anything in them. They don't work like the original ones do. The ones with the writing on them work like no other. Some of the Original ones were recently found in n old coat of mine, and even with them being 2 yrs old, 2008 expiration date, they still work like nothing else I've found. Whats really gong on?? The Canadian ones are not doing anything like the originals are. WHAT and WHO are trying to cover or hide something. Anybody else eel like this??

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MiMi
Thursday, October 01, 2009 at 02:48 PM

From the Schering-Plough website:

 

Drixoral® Cold and Allergy

We are in the process of changing our manufacturing location for our product. Although multiple solutions are being pursued, it is unlikely product will be available in 2009. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We can offer several alternatives in the meantime.

Claritin® D-12
Claritin® D-24

We hope you will be patient with us during this period and thank you for supporting our product.

 

Contact Us
Questions? or Comments:
1-800-317-2165
Hours of operation:
Monday through Friday from 8am - 5pm CST

------------------------------------------------

 

Claritin does NOT work for me.  It's like taking a sugar pill!

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Redson Biner
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10:05 PM

The newly packaged Drixoral product is an updated "new Look" with the same green pills... Not sure who or where the pills come from that others have claimed are white?  Turkey?  Well, Drixoral pills in the new boxes, are, by all indications, from Schering Canada.  The ONLY thing that does not make sense so far, is that the word "Drixoral" is not printed in black on the tablet itself, as it is with the original US pills...which I have a few old ones remaining to compare.

 

Going to call Schering Canada next week and see why the pill is not stamped anymore... or, are these conterfeit?  

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Golfer
Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 01:56 AM

I have purhased Drixoral in the US before they took it off the market and I never saw the word Drixoral printed on it.

Today I go to Canada to purchase them, in fact in Canada you don't have to even sign for them like I did in the US!! Strange wouldn't you say??? You only have to take them right off the shelf.

Do you think it has anything to do with our drug companies????? I DO!! 

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Custom
Monday, February 08, 2010 at 11:19 PM

There not the same pills.

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Custom
Monday, February 08, 2010 at 11:23 PM

My son found some of the Original pills with the black writing on them in an old coat of mine. They work like they should. The ones from Canada, that I've found so far, are not at all like the original pills. Totally different, which i thought they were.Where can the Original ones be found? Anyone??

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Kim
Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 06:34 PM

If it is made and distributed In Canada , why can"t  it be distributed to the United States?   That is the BEST medicine for a cold or alleregies  I have ever used.  Clairtin IS ABSOLUTELY USELESS.   DRIXORAL started to work within an hour after taking it. Especially for congestion. I'm wondering how many years it will take to move the manufacturing plant.  Its already been aleast a year.

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Shiroky
Monday, November 09, 2009 at 10:35 AM

I agree!  These are the only pills that really work.  I take others when I think I can get buy without Drixoral and to stretch out more Drixoral pills.   But when it is really bad, I take those!  I have to make the Drixoral last, otherwise I would never buy anything else.

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Kent
Monday, November 30, 2009 at 05:27 PM

Spoke with the Shering-Plough Customer Service today and they are still saying Drix will become available sometime after the end of the year 2009?

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Ldycher
Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 04:18 PM

Claritin...? are you kidding... It doesn't work. Only those who suffer from really bad allergies know how much we really need Drixoral.

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Ldycher
Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 04:18 PM

Claritin...? are you kidding... It doesn't work. Only those who suffer from really bad allergies know how much we really need Drixoral.

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Janiece Bernardini
Saturday, January 02, 2010 at 01:47 PM

When will Drixoral be available?  Claritin does nothing for me.  I've tried brand new stuff (prescriptions), OTC stuff...nothing works like Drixoral did.  Please, please bring it back!

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wilsher
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 at 08:00 PM

I am trying to wait patient for Drixoral to return  to mhy WalMart orwherever shelves...can you tell us when tis will happen???

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lilnurse
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at 05:34 PM

drixoral is not available anymore to the public because the pharmaceutical company that used to produce the medication has sold out to another company now. the new company wants to repackage it and then remarket it with a new name under their company logo now. of course, it will look different and maybe even "NEW". that is what has happened to the medication and why you cannot find it on the market. i did some digging and found this out from my local pharmacy.

 

a concerned prior drixoral user

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us75n
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 05:56 PM

I spoke with the  company today and they are now saying it will be back in June or July 2010 pending FDA aprovale for the new facility.

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lpineiro96
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 10:05 AM

LOL but when you are THIS sick with triple X pumpkin head and sore throat and all, you WANT to sleep so they should just leave Drixoral alone and quit messing with us folks. :)

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Deborah
Monday, January 04, 2010 at 12:39 AM

Dear Dr. Thompson,

 

My Mother and I have used Drixoral Cold and Allergy for years.  I have only had to use it off and on, but with all the mold and such in South Carolina, I need it more often than when the Air Force shipped us to other states.  My Mother now lives with  me and we are both MISERABLE!!!!!!  The is NO replacement for Drixoral that works for either of us.  I will use Zantac D occassionally to try and get some sort of air through my nose, but, even that isn't a good substitute.  My poor doctor is just as confused as me as to why the company that makes Drixoral didn't catch their problem before it became "my" problem.  Anyway, I just wanted to sound in for two more people that are very unhappy about the situation and what seems to be no resolution in sight.

 

Deborah and Mom

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jean margheim
Saturday, June 28, 2008

Why is Drixoral unavailable?

ophthalm33
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Drixoral contained pseudoephedrine, which the DEA decided to regulate, ie make difficult to buy, to decrease illegal methamphetamine production. You have to show a photo ID and sign a log book to get a small quantity. Some drug makers have reformulated to use phenylephrine, less-effective, but unregulated. Drixoral and other regulated OTC sales plummeted from the difficulty involved in buying and essentially non-visible location behind the counter, not to mention all the legal hassles. Unfortunately the nonsedating newer antihistamines do not work as well for many allergy/cold suffers because they are less potent and lack the anticholinergic effect of dexbrompheniramine and brompheneramine which is what dries up the post nasal drip/throat tickle for many. Basically, you can thank the DEA for killing Drixoral, Dimetapp, and many other effective OTC meds as they are interested in fighting their drug war, and could care less about collateral damage to cold/allergy sufferers.
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DOCJAY
Friday, October 02, 2009 at 02:14 PM

yes the Big A**HOLES AT THE DEA think its going  to help,pretty soon you wont be able to buy PEROXIDE OR NAIL POLISH REMOVER without a prescription.they would like a country without any controlled items PERIOD.

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Rachel C.
Friday, December 25, 2009 at 02:26 PM

I can remember when Drixoral was available by prescription only. You would think that with so many people who need this medication that the fda would make that way again. People need this medication, myself included. When I have a cold, this is the only thing that helps. I can function with this medication when I'm sick so that means less work being missed.

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Jerry
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Two CVS pharmacists were clueless, but I eventually confirmed with a knowledgable pharmacist who confirmed that Drixoral has been discontinued.  She could not recommend a comparable alternative.  I see it is available on the Web from Canada, but very expensive.  I've been using it for years, and it works really well.  Too bad

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DOCJAY
Friday, October 02, 2009 at 02:31 PM

As a retired pharm.tech the main reason it was dc'd was because it was a dead item.i remember when DRIXORAL & DISOPHROL TABS were very popular rx items,along with ORNADE SPANSULES,{how many people remember that}

than they took them off rx and the items just died.(remember CONTAC)anyway this other decongestant that their using phenylephrine hcl{WHICH IS ORAL NEOSYNEPHRINE} is very weak orally compared to SUDAFED.

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RodMan
Friday, August 22, 2008

Drixoral is NOT discontinued! I just got off phone with the manufacturer and Drixoral will be available some time next year. They are in the process of moving the operation to another plant and that is the reason it is no longer available at this time.

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Lee
Thursday, May 07, 2009 at 10:35 AM

If it isn't discontinued, why can't I find it?  Also, when you say sometime "next year" --when did you write this does next year mean 2009 or 2010?

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Guido
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 03:34 AM

Drixoral is still being manufactured. Many Pharmacies stopped carrying it when they were forced to keep it behind the counter. Some still carry it.

 

I mail order from Canada cause it's cheaper in the long run.

 

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debying
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 09:14 PM

Did they tell you when it was going to be available again.  I have been going crazy seezying like crazy have tried a lot of other OTC available and non of them work.  When is it coming back on the market. 

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nls
Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 11:45 PM

Thank you for confirming that I am not "crazy."  Drixoral has been the only allergy medication that works.  My medicine cabinet is filled with every possible allery medicine on the market...to no avail.  My doctor told me that patients with thyroid disease should not be taking allergy medicine anyway.  Since being off Drixoral, I have had countless colds/flus do to my running nose and itchy eyes.  Is it safe to order the pills from Canada?

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Marilyn Cantor
Wednesday, September 03, 2008

The only thing that helps me when I have a cold is Drixoral.  A doctor recommended that I take it at the first sign of a cold...I can't find it anywhere.  Where can I get it?  Nothing helps like Drixoral!

Sara Gratiot
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

I just spoke with Schering-Plough.  The manufacture of Drixoral is being moved to another plant in a different location, and this requires FDA approval in many aspects of the manufacture.  Drixoral is expected to be available again next year, but even those who work at Schering do not know when during 2009 this might happen.  They are also aware that the Canadian distributors or pharmacies are taking advantage of this crisis by raising prices.  The last time I bought Drixoral in the US, it was $12 - $15 per package of 20.  Two months ago, one Canadian pharmacy was charging $20 for the same size package, and now it is over $45 for the same thing!  If you call Schering-Plough, you can get on a mailing list to receive notification when Drixoral is getting ready to be released again in the US. 

Michael Kays
Wednesday, September 17, 2008

It's interesting to note that if Drixoral is truly only off the market until the new processing plant is established, why is it so readily available in Canada?  If I was a wise businessman, and had a product that was very effective, I would want to get as much for it as I could.  Perhaps a good stategy for doing so would be to deplete the market in one area (U.S.A.), and make it readily available in another market (Canada), but jack the price up 400 to 600%..JMHO

I found another product. Lodrane 24D that had the same active ingredients as Drixoral, I just got a call from my allergist office, they had tried to prescribe it for me, it seems that product has been discountinued as well. 

These two products have different manufacturers, Drixoral is Schering-Plough, and Lodrane 24d is ECR Pharmaceuticals.

Michael Kays
Wednesday, September 17, 2008

pseudoephedrine One of the active ingredients in Drixoral is pseudoephedrine sulphate.  This seems to be the difference with other drugs being compared to Drixoral,  they  have a very similiar ingredient pseudoephedrine HCI.  Could it be the secret that makes Drixoral so effective compared to say Sudafed, which also has pseudoephedrine, but pseudoephedrine HCI? 

LBartels
Saturday, September 20, 2008

Why is Drixoral not available anymore??????

Wolf
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The one poster has it right! Drixoral does have a "secret"  ingredient that makes it work while all others DO NOT!

 

I wonder why it is still available in Canada at rapist's prices too????

 

The good Doctor is ignorant! NOTHING else works but the ingredient in Drixoral! I have talked to several pharmacists who were willing to admit that fact! And they said it had been established in government Rea=search Reports too.

Chuck L.
Friday, September 26, 2008

A local pharmacist told me it was to be reformulated removing the "evil" Pseudoephedrine.  His opinion was that the new formula won't be worth a darn.

 

Is this all being done because of the DEA's crazy restrictions on pseudoephedrine purchases?  Wished the goverment would get out of our lives!

karen Calabrese
Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I finally found the answer at the manufacturer.

they are changing sites.. it will be available again

probably the first of the year in the same formulation

this is the number for a very nice young lady to take

your name and address. they will let you know when its

available again.

 

1-800-317-2165

 

this is from the site

http://www.schering-plough.com/schering_plough/pc/chcproducts.html

 

karen

 

Janalle Purvis
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Drixoral is the only thing tha I have found to help me when I have sinus problems.  Whe  will it be available & why is it not available now?  Can I get it anywhere?

kaie potter
Saturday, October 18, 2008

teenagers were melting it down to inhale. dea made you show drivers license and ask the druggiest for it. plus you were limited to a box of 12 and had to sign a formal paper. i agree with the others. my family has used it for years and it works. now, i am suffering. go figure.

karen
Sunday, October 19, 2008

i have no idea but it was the only item that took care my sinus and allergies.

1sxyldy
Sunday, October 19, 2008

Why id drixoral unavailable?

 

dmoore68
Monday, October 20, 2008

The 1 thing that ACTUALLY WORKS and does not make me drousy.

The thing that I have been taking my hole life, because it works better than ANYTHING THAT A DOCTOR CAN WRITE. I have tried at least 20 different types of over the counter and from a doctor.I am sick of gambling @ $5.00-$7.00 a pop.I have a shelf full of garbage.

They quit making it???????????????????????????????

Can somebody please re-think this stupidity.

 

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Don Ard
Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 07:04 PM

I whole-heartedly agree with everyone else out there who suffer with sinus/allergy problems and think the DEA needs to keep their nose out of it and let the medical professionals control it. I haven't been able to breath since they pulled Drixoral off the market. These damn kids today will melt down/use anything that will make them high today so why is the government acting so stupid over something that helped so many people? It's time adults quit paying the price for every stupid thing these kids do today.

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klee19572000
Monday, November 03, 2008

I just called Scering-Plough and was told by their representitive that the lab responsible for manufacturing Drixoral is indeed being relocated. The representitive also informed me it may well be after 2009 before we see it again!

 DRIXORAL IS NOT BEING DISCONTINUED!

 

Schering-Plough:1-800-317-2165

 

Hope this is informative.

 

K. Livingston

ecr
Thursday, November 06, 2008

Lodrane 24D is NOT discontinued.  I am an employee of ECR Pharmaceuticals, its manufacturer.  It is a prescription product.  If it is not currently stocked at your pharmacy, your pharmacist can order it quickly through their normal channels.

 

Lodrane 24D is a once-a-day antihistamine/decongestant.  Its active ingredients are brompheniramine and pseudoephedrine and it should provide relief very similar to Drixoral.

 

If you would like more information about the Lodrane family of products, visit our website at ecrpharma.com or email us at contactecr@ecrpharma.com.

Ed
Thursday, November 06, 2008

I wanted to respond to Michael Kays regarding the unavailability of the allergy medicine, Lodrane 24D.  The product is prescription only and when my doctor prescribed it for me, the pharmacist did not have it, but told me that he could order it for me over night.  So, there was no issue in it not being available.  By the way, I used to take Drixoral and this Lodrane 24D does not make me as hyper as Drixoral did.  I take the Lodrane 24D just once a day and feel great after taking it.

KM
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

DO NOT ORDER DRIXORAL FROM CanadaPharmacy.com!!! The first order I placed I received Drixoral as shown on the website, but when I placed a refill they send a product from Turkey - completely unacceptable.  The box is in Turkish and there is NO way to know what they sent.  Buy from them only if you can afford to throw money away.

Doug
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings but I just got off the phone with a Shering-Plough representative and she said that they now don't see Drixoral being available in the U.S. until late 2009.  She also said that Canada's Drixoral is made by another manufacturer which is why it's still available but the price increases have nothing to do with Shering-Plough and don't come back to them in any way.  Bummer.

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Custom
Monday, February 08, 2010 at 11:36 PM

The Canadian pills are not the original pills that used to say Drixoral on them. I have found some of the original ones in an old coat pocket and took some. Even tho they were dated 2008, they still work great, i can breath again for a short time. The ones that i have found so far are noting , NOTHING like the real deal that was available two years ago. Someone is hiding something. Whats really in the originals anyways, and what trash are they trying to sell us now? Too weird, too many stories. It's a cover up of some sort, mark my words, more will be reveled....

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lynnesmom
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

This is directly from the mfg website- maybe if enough of us complain, they will put it back on the market, I can't believe that something that worked so well, was removed.  Just goes to show that the almighty dollar is hard at work!

 

Drixoral® Cold and Allergy

We are in the process of changing our manufacturing location for our product. Although multiple solutions are being pursued, it is unlikely product will be available in 2009. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We can offer several alternatives in the meantime.

Claritin® D-12
Claritin® D-24

We hope you will be patient with us during this period and thank you for supporting our product.

Contact Us

Questions? or Comments 1-800-317-2165

Hours of operation: Monday through Friday from 8am - 5pm CST
SJ
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

 

I've tried Claritin-D and didn't find it nearly as effective as drixoral. Luckily, I have a box of drixoral left over from last year.

Michelle
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

I am a pharmacist and after reading all the questions and answers, I did a little research. There is Lodrane-24D and Lodrane-12D. They are both available from our wholesaler. There is a generic available for the 12D, but not the 24D. The combination of ingredients are brompheniramine and pseudoephedrine. This is the closest thing that I see to the Drixoral, which in my favorite anti-histamine/decongestant product.

Clarence
Friday, November 28, 2008

I've used Drixoral for 40 years because it is the only product

that works for me. The next best substitute I have found is a

Rite-Aid generic called "Lorata-D" 24-hour allergy, 5 tablets

for 5 bucks, 15 for $13 and change. 

Vander626
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Because it contains pseudoephedrine.

SharylM
Monday, December 08, 2008

I have Menierre's and Drixoral is the ONLY med that works on a daily basis. Schering is moving their plant, as others have posted, so that they may continue manufacturing Drixoral...currently I get it from canada, but their prices have soared with the unavailability in the States.

 

Hopefully next year it will again be available in the States, or at least less expensive from Canada.

 

The only other med that helps Menierre's is Transderm Scopalomine patch, also available in Canada.

drixoralNA
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Surprisingly, Dirxoral is off the market in the US but is readily available in CanadaUndecided I bought some Drixoral from an online Canadian pharmacy and it shipped the same day!! That means it is in stock!! Also I received the package within 3 days. These guys have great customer service and will put you to ease regardingnay questions taht you might have about shipment. Check it out at:

http://www.trumedcanada.com/OTC/Drixoral.Dexbrompheniramine.cold.12.hour.relief.aspx

 

It works!! Kudos!!

 

thesecret
Friday, December 19, 2008

Of course its available!! there are tons of online stores - the best being . http://trumedcanada.com/canada.drugs/drixoral.aspx. once you buy, pls come back here and confirm that it IS available - lets stop these rumours..

Cheers!

Lou
Saturday, December 20, 2008

I called Schering a few months ago. I was advise that they were relocating the factory and that production had been temporarily suspended. I was assured that Drixoral would be back on the market "after the first of the year".

 

Because the ingredients are used to make meth some states require registration of all sales. They also limit quantities. 

DrKnow
Monday, December 29, 2008

I suspect that there is some truth to the manufacturing story. There is also truth to the meth DEA problem. I believe there is more that is not being said about this...I remember when this was a prescription medication and was really happy to get it OTC in the 1970s when generic drugs were starting to be bothersome to the drug companies. It was the strongest formulation of the med.

 

So if there was a way to get the OTC med back to prescription, it would increase revenue per dose, alleviate the DEA problem while increasing demand and everyone would be happier?

 

Brand Name(s)

 

  • Allegra-D
  • Zyrtec-D
  • Promethazine VC
  • Phenclor Tannate Pediatric
  • R-Tanna Pediatric
  • R-Tanna
  • Nalex-A
  • Bromfenex PD
  • Lodrane Liquid
  • Lodrane 12D
  • QDALL
  • Dytan-D
  • Dallergy-Jr
  • Chlorex-A
  • Andehist NR

     

    There may be other brand names for this medicine.

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    http://www.pdrhealth.com/drugs/otc/otc-mono.aspx?contentFileName=DNX0079.xml&contentName=DRIXORAL&contentId=1811

     

    jan
    Sunday, January 04, 2009

    I called the 800 number last summer and asked the same question.  Their customer service rep stated that the manufacturing plant was changing and Drixoral would not be available until 1/2009.  That is their "official" word!  They also stated that it would take them several months to set up production at a new plant.  Hope this helps!

     

     

    J
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009

    Try Children's Dimetapp, it has the brompheniramine maleate antihistamine.  Unfortunately it also only contains phenylephrine decongestant instead of pseudoephedrine.  Not sure if other versions are behind the counter.

    Richard
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009

       As most peole on this thread I kinda freaked when I learned drixoral was no longer being made. Started using it when it was prescription. (A long time ago) I dont believe they have moved manufacturing and are just waiting to tool up. Makes no business sense....What does make sense is that the drug is 35 years old. The competition in allergy decongestants is fierce... Drixoral is retired I'll bet... The good news is I tried sudafed 12 Hr with the 125mg dose and it seems to work better. Drixoral always dried me out a little too much. It akso made certain things taste funny......

    bstn96
    Saturday, January 17, 2009

    This is from drixorals manafacturers web-site about Drixoral (www.schering-plough.com/schering_plough/pc/chcproduct.html)  

    Drixoral® Cold and Allergy

    We are in the process of changing our manufacturing location for our product. Although multiple solutions are being pursued, it is unlikely product will be available in 2009. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We can offer several alternatives in the meantime.

    Claritin® D-12
    Claritin® D-24

    We hope you will be patient with us during this period and thank you for supporting our product.

     

    Now I really wish they would just continue making Drixoral at the old factory which originally made the meds while they get all the proper authorizations to make it at the new location....Why is it when you find a great medication that works they stop making it?  I find it hard to believe that it would take this company about 2 years to start manafacturing this medication again at a new plant.  Makes me wonder why they really stopped making this wnder drug..In the meantime we all have to suffer and I guess wait and see if in 2010 they really start making it again.  I have still not found anything that works like Drixoral did!

    Jimmy
    Friday, January 30, 2009

    I went to a half dozen different stores today looking for Drixoral.  Of those stores I talked to three pharmacist and neither one knew anything beyond the fact that it was no longer avaiable in their particular store.  This prompted me to go on line and look for an answer which lead me to this website as well as that of Schering-plough.  Now I know what is going on thanks to the info I found on the Schering-Plough site along with the comments posted on this site from all you fellow Drixoral users out there.  I look forward to the return of Drixoral, when ever that may be, and I hope it happens in my lifetime.  It's just to bad that Schering-Plough couldn't plan better.

     

    Drix
    Saturday, February 14, 2009

    Hey I have bought Drixoral several times from Canada and noticed like everyone else that the price sky-rocketed.  This last purchase, done in Jan 09, has still not been received.  I just got a letter from the FDA, Health and Human Services that this drug was unapproved.  I called the HHS number to speak with the MD that sent the letter but only got his vm.  The FDA listed that this drug appears to be a "new drug without an approved new drug application."  I ask, can we really be that inefficient?  No wonder we need bailouts and stimulus plans.

     

    HenryLar
    Saturday, February 21, 2009

    According to Schering-Plough, the manufacturer of Drixoral, the product is presently and only, temporarily unavailable until they complete the move of the manufacturing location for the product.

     

    More information may be found by visiting their webpage which specifically refers to the move and the likely re-introduction of the product in 2010:

     

    http://www.schering-plough.com/products/drixoral.aspx

     

    Questions? or Comments:
    1-800-317-2165
     
    Hours of operation:
    Monday through Friday from 8am - 5pm CST

     

    Henry

    Bowman Bob
    Thursday, February 26, 2009

    Carol, Drixoral is being manufactured and packaged for Canadian distribution. The price is high, but I'd rather pay $40 for a box of Drixoral that works than $10 for something that doesn't. Even better: Taken early enough, Drixoral is the only OTC that prevents my seasonal allergies from turning into ear, nose and throat infections (saving me doctor visits, antibiotics, steroidal sprays, prescription antihistamines, discomfort and time). So, yes:

    - the factory moved

    - it continues to be sold in Canada

    - for many high-priced Drixoral remains cheaper than the stated alternatives

     

    Purpleeagl
    Thursday, February 26, 2009

    Just a quick update. The FDA had approved a reformulation of the product back in 2005. I would think this might be related to the manufacturing move.

     

    http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm?fuseaction=Search.DrugDetails

     

    Look under Drixoral and Approval History.

     

    I have been using it since early 1970s. I was part of the clinical trial for children. There is nothing better. Once I heard it was not available I started to horde them. I now will try the Canadian route.

    JB
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    Monday, March 09, 2009

    An update for you all:


    Drixoral's manufacturer, Schering-Plough Corp., according to US News & World Report, "...stopped shipping Drixoral to pharmacies in April 2008 and doesn't expect to begin shipping the medication again until 2010 at the earliest."

    Schering-Plough Corp. created a site about the Drixoral issue that you can see here.

     

    Meech0737
    Thursday, March 12, 2009

    Drixoral always helped me with a cold or allergies.  I have been sick since Saturday and nothing could touch it untll my mother talked to the pharmacist at Walmart.  She suggested CareOne non-drowsy Suphedrine 12-hour relief.  I took it this morning and it worked wonders. I feel the best I've felt in days. It worked just as good as Drixoral (for me anyway). It was $3.00 for 10 caplets,  I say give it a try. Hope this helps.

    TheDeadly1
    Monday, March 16, 2009

    I, like the vast majority of posters, have been using Drixoral for years. I have tried others, but none have worked well. I also liked that I could get it in a 30pk for $10 at my local warehouse store.

     

    I, too, have seen the info page on the manufacturer's web site. Being in the pharma biz formerly, I'm having an issue buying into the reasoning for its departure from the market. If there was a commitment to continue producing Drixoral, why stop production in the old plant while setting up production in the new plant unless they were required to shut down, there was an issue with the approval of the new plant or it was cost-prohibitive to continue in the old plant with the old formulation. Not that the manufacturer would ever lay out the entire picture, but I would not be surprised if never saw another one of those little green pills again.

     

    In an attempt to find something else that does an acceptable job of relieving my symptoms and keeping the headaches at bay, I have been auditioning other drugs. However, the federal law that limits the sale of pseudoephedrine products to no more than 3.6 grams per person per day and limits an individual's purchases to 9 grams or less per 30 day period is making my tryouts a lengthy affair. To date, I have had good success with Zyrtec-D and Walgreen's generic Wal-Zyr D. Considering that both are 12-hr relief and both are a bit pricey, I don't consider either to be the long-term solution that Drixoral was. I will try the Rite-Aid generic Lorata-D when I exhaust my current stock.

     

    Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.

    davea0511
    Sunday, March 22, 2009

    Arghh!

     

    All the allergy formulas seem non-drowsy now, or at least much less drowsy than previous formulations.  Who the **** wants a non-drowsy formula at night?  I've got a cold and I need to sleep to get better, drixoral was the only thing that satisfied both needs.  Sleeping pills are worthless in comparison - they screw with my internal clock.  Drixoral never did.  I slept like a rock, alergy free, and all better in the morning.  Never found a substitute.

     

    Arghh!

     

    teddybear
    Tuesday, March 24, 2009

    Does http://trumedcanada.com/canada.drugs/search.aspx?med=drixoral require a prescription?  I see a note on the page stating that all prescription products require a valid prescription be faxed, mailed, or emailed to them.  Ideas?  Thanks.

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    Losel 2
    Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 04:20 PM
    I am in the same boat as almost everyone who has posted here. I was a long time user and Drixoral was the ONLY product that has helped me through my allergy attacks. I used to take every day but now only take it when I have my allergy attacks. I read through all these postings and decided that I need to have a supply to carry me over till this drug becomes available again to us here in the US. So I bit the bullet and ordered a supply from a Canada firm that was posted sometime back. This firm is: http://www.trumedcanada.com/OTC/Drixoral.Dexbrompheniramine.cold.12.hour.relief.aspx and I purchased the 120 count that makes for each pill at $.65. I did not require to have a prescription for this order since they consider this product as 'Over The Counter.' It took a mere four days to receive my order. Some may bulk at the packaging since everything is in French. No big to me, just wanted the product. With the raised cost of Drixoral buying it from Canada, I can live with that since I have already spent a fortune on trying this and that and nothing works to my satisfaction, even for short term. I will not be doing experimental tests with other products any longer. When I need relief, I want it now and from something that works! Anyway, I can attest to this firm I showed above to be just what everyone is looking for until this product is available to us here in the US again. I feel the cost is reasonable. You can just purchase quantities of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100, and 120 to your needs. I opted for the max to save on any further shipping and handling charges. Please don't think that this is an advertisement trying to sell you on getting ordering from this firm. It is just where I went and how much was spent per pill. I'm sure there are others but I posted for comparison reasons only.
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    bring back drixoral
    Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 12:02 AM

    no http://www.trumedcanada.com does not require prescription for Drixoral. Drixoral is a over the counter products. i bought mine from then and it come in 5 business days.

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    CaboWabo
    Tuesday, March 31, 2009

    I hope the CEO, COO, & CFO all die a most painful and horrific death! 

     

    My girlfriend has suffered continuously for not being able to get Drixoral.  It simply is the worst thing management of a company can do to remove a medicine which brings relief to those who truly need it just for the sake of profits, convenience, etc.

     

    Rot in Hell!

     

     

    Leile
    Sunday, April 05, 2009

    HI! I truly don't know "why" it's not available, but I know I get really tired of finding formulas that work and having them yanked away!  Right now "they" are pulling my digestive enzymes from the shelves too.

    Anyway, no more complaining!!  Foot in mouth  I found a website that sells name brand and generic Drixoral.  Same formula & affordable! 

    www.NorthWestPharmacy.com/Drixoral

     

    Good Luck!

    Chuck Daniel
    Wednesday, April 08, 2009

    I used drixoral for ear inbalance for over 25 years. It was the only thing that I could find that prevented it. About the time it was taken off the market the problem with the inbalance stopped but it was replaced with ringing in both ears. I learned later that the ringing was from long time use of an antihistmine which was Drixoral. The ringing, a form of Tentintus is consent and is horrable at times.Does anyone else have this problem as the result of taking Drixoral for a such a long time?

    Crispini
    Monday, April 13, 2009

    Just wanted to let you guys know you can order this from well.ca now.  Limited to 4 10 packs for shipping to the US but prices are reasonable. 

    Ed Hir
    Sunday, April 26, 2009

    Went looking for Drixoral after all the posts. I am in the health profession and the story just doesn't cut it with me. No business takes this long to transfer a site of production unless they are outsourcing it to China or India. The most likely thing is that it fell out of patent/regulations of ephedrin or something like that and it was not cost effective so they are trying to pawn you off on their other med like Claritin. So probably the real truth is that due to our rules in the US, they take it off the market and try to sell the other things they make. 

    In Canada it is different and a person can still get this OTC from the pharmacist so it still makes money in that market. 

    It is really a shame that this and inhalants is something that they think they can play with while we suffer. This country and the health care and meds is screwed up.

    Its all about money.

    Ed Hir
    Sunday, April 26, 2009

    Just went on to the Shering Plough investor web site and clicked on poducts.

    THEY DO NOT LIST DRIXORAL IN THEIR PRODUCT LIST. 

    FritzieSue
    Tuesday, April 28, 2009

    Hi! THis is a quote from the manufacturers website:

    Drixoral® Cold and Allergy

    We are in the process of changing our manufacturing location for our product. Although multiple solutions are being pursued, it is unlikely product will be available in 2009. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We can offer several alternatives in the meantime.

    Claritin® D-12
    Claritin® D-24

    We hope you will be patient with us during this period and thank you for supporting our product.

    J
    Friday, May 01, 2009

    I too am one of those people that has tried every over the counter allergy med. there is (yes I have taken shots and got sick of going to get them,...and they are very expensive if you don't have insurance anymore).  And this is the ONLY one that actually works and does what it promises--and better than most prescription meds.  AND I never got drousy taking them.  I can't believe I can't find it anywhere!  So I too researched it and found that they will be coming back after 2009.  Although I heard a different story as to why--I heard they were reworking the formula.  Which worries me.  Anyway,..I was advised by a pharmacist that an alternative that may work to replace this temporarily is Zertec-D (she specifically said get the formula with the "D").  Claritin and many others just don't do it for me.  I'm heading to Walgreens to try it,...so we will see.  Sure hope it works as I am going nuts with my allergies right now!  

    tomsj
    Tuesday, May 05, 2009

    Of course. They're moving the site of its manufacture. That's why they've discontinued it's production for more than a year. It'll be back. Sure it will. All of these, of course, are bull*hit answers. Shearing, more likely, has killed it because it contains Pseudophedrine, which I'm able to buy at my local Kaiser location. Thank the DEA for putting this medication out of bounds. Because some guy can make Meth out of it, you can't get it to solved your sinus problems. God bless the U.S. government...again. Now can we talk again about legalizing marijuana (and abolishing the DEA)?

    me_muse1
    Thursday, May 14, 2009

    might wanna try a perscription for Tussall ER tablets which has the main ingrediant I've been missing in my allergy meds, dexbrompheniramine 6mg. If your doc will give them too you, I've found mine wants to try everything under the sun first but that.

    and a sudafed 12 hr tablet which is 120 mg of psudophedrine.

    same ingrediants just in two pills at least I'm hoping that's right.

     

    shame about drixoral my mum has taken it since it was available for perscription in the 70's and I've taken since I've been old enough to take the stuff. nothing else works but that. my alergies are grass and juniper related so if I'm doing yard work I usually can get by with chlor-trimeton before hand, but durring cotton wood season I'm s.o.l.

     

     

    mmn
    Thursday, May 14, 2009

    I just called Sherring-Plough directly.  1-908-298-4000 and talked to the information center.  They told me that drixoral will be back on the market sometime this fall.  You can leave your name and address and they will mail you a notice when it is back on the market.  I would advise everyone who needs this product for allergy conditions to call and put your name on the list.  They need to see how many people are desperate for this product.  It is the only drug that works for me.  I have tried other products and nothing works like drixoral.  I can see from this site that we are all in agreement.  They say they are moving the plant that manufactures it.  I asked if they were going to change the formula and she said no.  I told her it is like taking away the cure for cancer.  I am suffering this year and I need relief for my itchy, watery eyes.      Make your call today so they can see how many people need this product!!!! 

    re: why is drixoral not available?
    D12
    Thursday, July 02, 2009 at 01:40 PM

    Thank you for the direct number. Just got off the phone with S-P. Production capabilities dont look great right now. The DEA's action on pseudophedrine coupled with manufaturer problems havent left a lot of hope for this year and even into next year. I suspect no other MFG wants to pick it up!

     

    Drixoral has been THE product for me for nearly 25 years.

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    Carbon
    Friday, May 15, 2009

    I just ran out of my supply of Drixoral and could not locate it.  I really hope they return to market as this is the only pill that can dry me up and have me ready the next day.

     

    I will contact the number too and asked to be notified.

    Dr.R
    Wednesday, May 20, 2009

    YOU CAN GET IT IN CANADA!!!!!!!

    DrippingNose
    Thursday, May 21, 2009

    Perhaps their lack of control over good manufacturing processes is what led to this.
    Schering-Plough recalls Drixoral Cold & Allergy TABLETS REASON: cGMP Deviations (by mfr Actavis)

    http://www.totalrecallinfo.com/freerecalls.php?id=8279

    Looks like Actavis has a history of this for many years.
    (Google search link using "Actavis cGMP Deviations")


    http://tinyurl.com/q5gb3r


    FWIW the Lodrane 12 & 24 hour D Tab is available (though you may have to push your pharmacy to source it).
    The 12 hour tab works fairly well for about 8-10 hours for me but not as well as Drixoral for the tickle in my throat.

    /30 year Drixoral user who would like to kick someone at Schering-Plough in their grandchildren.

    not a happy camper
    Thursday, June 04, 2009

    I just called and found out that they are still not manufacturing drixoral as of today. Maybe will have the product for the 3rd quarter(whatever that means) so not expecting it untill next year. I hope they come back with it, these allergies are kicking my butt. Put my name on the list and keeping my fingers crossed.

    to call 1-800-317-2165

    re: why is drixoral not available?
    barb3333
    Monday, July 06, 2009 at 04:54 AM

    TRY ORDERING YOUR DRIXORAL OUT OF CANADA THEY DO HAVE IT I GOT MINE FROM BLUE SKY PHARMACY ON LINE. I RECIEVED IT IN ABOUT 4 DAYS AFTER ORDERING IT. IT IS THE SAME STUFF. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU. : )

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    re: re: why is drixoral not available?
    Marcy
    Friday, July 17, 2009 at 03:54 PM

    Thanks so much Barb.  I had ordered from CanadaPharmacy.com and then when I refilled it this month they sent some stuff from Turkey with no English on the package.

    Stay away from these folks.  They say it's "unavailable" in Canada.  I got some from Blue Sky.  Thanks again.

    Marcy

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    Lin
    Monday, June 22, 2009

    I wanted to know what this prescription non specific drug my doctor prescribed, since I have severe post nasal drip, and they told me my prescription can be filled over the counter.  Well I said, check again, because I got something else last time.  Well I looked it up, and it appears to be a prescription for the same ingredients as drixoral (which I did use in the past).  for those who can get to a doctor, it is the generic, and not that bad if on a health plan or prescription plan.  The name of the medicine is:

    p-ephed-cpm sr 120-8 mg   (at CVS) under that it has pseudoephedrine HCL/chlor-MAL.  It works, hope this helps some of you.

    Ma'al
    Tuesday, September 01, 2009

    I just called Shering-Plough Corporation, the maker of Drixoral.  I was told they plan on having it back on the market by the end of this year.  The gentleman said they are working on getting it out the beginning of the 4th quarter (October) however it could be the end of the quarter(December).  I called (908) 595-3761 (you can check the Shering-Plough website for a local number) and was placed on the list to be notified when Drixoral is re-releaseed. Hope this makes you as happy as I am!

    protogal
    Friday, October 02, 2009

    This is the ONLY thing that has worked for me for over 20 years -- have NOT found anything else that works even REMOTELY as well.  It used to be available only by prescription.  If there are so many problems with the meth makers and behind-the-counter hassles, they could always make it by prescription only again.  I would not mind calling my doctor to have the RX filled.  Is it possible that compounding  pharmacies could make up this combo?????

    re: why is drixoral not available?
    Nana
    Monday, December 28, 2009 at 06:37 PM

    I just don't get it.  I had no problem filling out the form  for the behind the counter security.  This is honestly the only thing that works for me and my 2  college age daughters. Just re-release the darn stuff.  Ihave  sick with a cold since Christmas and now have nothing even comparable on the market.  uggg just bring it back....

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    Drixoral_Allergy_
    Tuesday, October 13, 2009

    The only place I found Drixoral was trumedcanada.com. Best prices and they only ship out of Canada. I have been buying from them since last 12 months. They only sell Canadian make Drixoral. Till we have Drixoral back in USA.

     

    re: why is drixoral not available?
    old Dexbrompheniramine user
    Tuesday, December 08, 2009 at 10:45 PM

    I've been getting by using actifed since Drixoral went off the U.S. market. I take 2 for 4 hours and then take 2 for another 4 hours...and so on. This just barely gets me through each day. I still hack and spit a lot due to post nasal drip which nauseates me if I swallow and just builds up. It's a good thing I work outdoors. The only things that I didn't like about Drixoral were they caused dry nose and mouth and sometimes the nervous jitters during the day. But the best thing ever for allergies and sinus pressure(headaches) is Drixoral. I've  just ordered Drixoral(100 count) from trumedcanada.com for the first time. I hope it's not a scam or just some sugar pills. Anyhow, it's getting harder to find actifed too. The only place I still get it is from this Walmart by my job. The two other Walmarts near my home don't carry it anymore. My plan is to continue using the actifed on a daily basis and use the Drixoral when I really need them like maybe twice a week. Hopefully this will offset some of the Drixoral side effects(from every day use). 

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    re: re: why is drixoral not available?
    evan1138
    Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 03:14 PM

    We've been getting Drixoral from TruMedCanada.com for almost a year, I've checked their credentials and also very carefully checked the packaging and printing for any tiny sloppiness which would raise questions for us. It all looks good and my wife says it works just like the old US version.

     

    ON THE OTHER HAND, CanadaPharmacy.com is dishonest, in our experience. They claim to sell Drixoral brand but then ship you the Turkish-labeled product, white ovoids and same ingredients claimed, but my wife tried this formulation and said it wired her and wouldn't take it. Not exactly a scientific test, but I can tell you CanadaPharmacy.com is NOT on our trusted store list.

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    D. Ferris
    Friday, December 11, 2009

    I don't think Schering-Plough is aware of the number of people that depend on Drixoral.  Frankly, there is no comparable drug or replacement.  I have used Drixoral since I was 12 years old and am now in my fifties via prescription first and then OTC.  I take one at bedtime and it sees me through a 24-hour period without dehydrating nasal membranes.  Schering-Plough never marketed Drixoral the way they have other drugs or the way other drug companies have aggressively marketed similar allergy medications in print and electronic media, therefore, Drixoral is not a big seller for them.  I believe it would be a huge seller for them if they did.  Everyone I have ever recommended it to has thanked to me and switched to it wholeheartedly from other medications such as Sudafed and Benadryl, etc., so please let Schering Plough know what an important drug it is by calling them at 1-800-317-2165 today!

    DrKnow
    Friday, December 25, 2009

    Well it's been a year now since my last post. I took Sheering-Ploughs' advice and tried their new medicines for my Rhinitis. The Claritin D caused vivid and wild dreams and I awoke many times a night. Other nights I awoke around 1 am and could not get back to sleep...nice.

     

    I ordered a six month supply from Canadian pharmacy online. Got the Turkish pills which are white and slightly larger. They also did not seem to work as well but I could not decipher any of the documentation that came with them to verify the ingredients...nice.

     

    The manufacturer does know exactly how much money they make from this product...only about a million dollars a year. So it seems that the development costs for their other products need to be recouperated. Drixoral is a good product but no longer a cash-cow...nice.

    Autumn
    Saturday, January 09, 2010

    I too, have relied on Drixoral since my teen years when my allergies really got out of control. I'm now 26, and nothing works like Drixoral did. I was told in 2008 that the plant was being moved, etc etc. I have tried so many substitutes, to no avail.

     

    The closest I have come to an OTC solution is Zyrtec-D, which is cetiririzine & pseudophedrine. I have to get it behind the counter, show ID, and sign a log book...thanks, DEA. Your drug war is useless, as teens and druggies alike will find ways to get high with or without Drixoral, I promise.

     

    I want my good ol' Drixoral back, and plan on calling Schering to get on the mailing list. Oh, and for the record, they need to quit recommending Claritin. IT DOES NOT WORK. Even Claritin-D, with the psuedophedrine in it is NOT as good. Schering reps are rec'ing the Claritin because it is a Merck product and they are owned by Merck. In other words, they just want our money. Go with the Zyrtec-D, it's not Drixoral, but it is close. 12hr and 24hr versions are available.

     

     

    Blue Cupcake
    Wednesday, January 27, 2010

    Respect for those of you (True Allergy Sufferers) who claim that Drixoral is the only tablet that takes your worse allergy symptoms away!!  When I got allergies as an adult.....I tried everything out there.  I tried all of the OTC meds and even the expensive brand names that my doctors prescribed and noting ever worked for me.  Clartin D sucks, Zyrtec sucks, flonase sucks, everything was crap!!  Until one day I bought a box of Drixoral from my local Wal Mart....my life changed!! Not only was it cheap....but it freaking worked!! Sure it knocked me out but, at least I was ready to function after a few hours and go on about my life. I spend so much money on doctors, shots, and expensive brand meds that only showed crappy results!!  I believe there are allergy sufferers who have mild symptoms and clartin could make them feel better.....but there are also HARDCORE Allergy Sufferers like US...who need something stronger.  And I'm very upset that they pulled Drixoral off the shelf!!  Now, I believe there are many reasons why they pulled it the shelfs...here's my theory at least.

     

    1) Teens melting it to get high and drug dealers using it for meth.  Due to the main ingredient...pseudoephedrine.

    2) Manufacturing conspiracy....I mean, think about it, since drug companies have so much competition on the products they market......since Drixoral works....wouldnt you agree that maybe XYZ company paid off the maker of Drixoral???  I mean, come on, all of a sudden you have this tablet (Drixoral) that is works 100% .....I'm sure drug companies saw there profits go down or saw a potential future threat to their own allergy products??  We all know that the health care industry in America is just pure business.  Doctors who prescribe these medications get paid by these drug companies...so therefore....the doctor wins, the drug companies wins, but the consumer (US) loses!  I dont buy the bullshit story of the plant relocating and bringing it back on the market at a later time!!  Drixoral works and why take it off the market if it sells and works??  Somebody paid off somebody else!! trust me!!  Might as well take alcohol off the shelves too.....people die from drunk driving almost every day??? But taking a allergy tablet off the shelf because it's formula is dangerous.....go figure??

     

    Blue Cupcake
    Wednesday, January 27, 2010

    And finally,  its a shame that the one and only medicine that works if taken off the market and instead....they tell us to buy their other products that dont work......it's all greed ladies and gentleman.....its all about the benjamins!! They really dont care about what works...they just care about the profits!!  Doctors saying "try this" or try that" .....half of the time the doctors are prescribing medication that only work half of its potential or prescibing medications that dont even work at all!!

     

    So, I guess the next time we wake up feeling like shit.....we are all just going to suffer againFrown......Thanks for taking our Drixoral away!!!

    Custom
    Friday, February 05, 2010

    I have been taking Drixoral for at least 10 years. I started getting them from Canada when I could not find it in the States. The green pills are different than the original green ones. The name is not on them, but more importantly, they do not, DO NOT work the same as thee originals. My son found a package in my old coat from two years ago, WOW, and i took one today, WOW, what a difference. Even though i took two of the Canada pills two days in a row, two days prior, this Original one, with the name on it, works like nothing else i have ever taken. Canada Drixoral are a scam. They are not the same thing folks, i don't know where to go from here, but i will be enjoying these last ones sparingly.

    Custom
    Monday, February 08, 2010

    There is some kind of cover up taking place.  I have recently found some of the original Drixoral in an old coat and they work like nothing else I've ever tried. The "NEW" ones that Canada has put on the market do nothing like the Originals. As different as night and day. And also, Why are they saying the "Originals" would be available near the end of 2009 and they weren't. Why lie about the product your selling, and the time it's going to be returned to the market? If i was trying to string someone along, i would work a long, prolonged "procedure" and hopefully people would lose interest and be less of a problem after couple years. Not very original.  There's some type of cover up, and more will be re veiled....

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