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I purchase my Drixoral at Costco and have ebeen told they are no longer able to get it, because it is be reformulated, is this correct

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ok ppl since the govt and big pharm companies and meth-heads(all are in the same class) have ruined it for everyone. I guess we will just have to put our heads together and become chemists and start manufacturing our own drugs. feel free to post any advise on your trials and errors.

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I do not know how old these postings are concerning Drixoral Cold & Allergy Tablets. I suspect that many of these postings are very very old because if you call many of these Pharmacies in Canada including the ones mentioned in the postings you will find out that no reoutable pharmacy in Canada no longer sells "Drixoral"!!! I have just about called every reputable pharmacy in Canad over the last 60 days and that is of this date, November 2, 2012. No one sells Drixoral tabs any more. Many of these companies will tell you that they use to sell it, up until a month or so ago. If anyone knows better, please, please, let me and others know. I have been buying this product for some 35 plus years!!! I can remember when it was a prescription medication my son was taking it as a little boy age 9. Now he is 42. I introduced this product to my husband because he has sinus problems pretty badly and this was the only product that worked for him. I too purchased Drixoral from Canadian pharmacies for over a few years sense the USA stop selling it. I would call Schering-Plough Manufacturers many times and asked them when they were going to start re-manufacturing Drixoral and I would always receive a vague answer concerning their relocation - that was 2 years ago 2010!!!! How I cry because of the need for this product. Everyone in my home are either sinus sufferers "or" allergy sufferers just like many of you!!! I think there is something else going on that many of the faithful consumers Drixoral users are not aware of as to why this product not only disappeared but was also deliberately taken off the market and every shelf in America!!! and it has something to do with the FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION and the Good Old USA Government. Someone wanted to see this product discontinued permanetly!!! even so far as to Canada and possibly othet neighboring countries. It it sad to say that you (you anybody) can get herion and marijuana into this country faster than you could get Drixoral back on the pharmacy shelves. If anyone else knows how or where you can purchase a reputable box of Drixoral please step up to the plate and let me know as well as others and I hope you've called and/or purchased this product within the last 30 days from Nov. 2012. Thank you ever so very much. Sincerely, Mrs. D.L. WilliamsCrayton, Chicago,IL USA.

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Why is everybody naïvely accepting Schering Plough's claim that Drixoral will soon return (even though S-P has repeatedly pushed back their estimated dates)? Honestly, when was the last time a medicine was suddenly/quietly removed from the market for years due to a manufacturing plant relocation? NEVER.

And yet Canadians still obtain it and now gouge Americans after quadrupling prices overnight, while FDA thugs will doubtlessly try to block importations. Just thank SP's profit motive (it was already winding down the product cycle and ceased advertising) and the FDA's totalitarian efforts to deprive Americans of their health care rights (forcing Drixoral's removal from OTC). You're all just watching helplessly as SP continues to push back the supposed plant reopening date, while the remaining pills skyrocket in price in Canada and knock-off versions flood the black market.

On the bright side, there have been fewer panicked postings here lately as ex-diehard Drixoral customers have apparently started using various alternatives. Please continue to post your replacement drugs/combos here, so we know which treatments have the best chance of success now that Drixoral will probably never be available in local pharmacies ever again.

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I just got off the phone with Shering-Plough again... I hadn't called them since the end of 2008. The lady I spoke with said that she knew they would not be producing it for the remainder of 2009, but that beyond that they had not been given a date. I asked why they had not continued to produce it while they built their new facilities, and she said she did not know, but that she did know that they would have if it had been possible, because it has not been beneficial either to their consumers or to Shering-Plough for Drixoral to be off the market. I asked again if it was going to be reformulated, and she said not to her knowledge. She confirmed that I was on the mailing list to be informed when it was going to be available again.

I have 12 Drixoral left. I get by with chlortabs, which help. I take the Drixoral when the chlortabs just cannot get my allergies under control. Last week, after managing to avoid taking Drixoral for a couple of months (I'm meting it out with an eyedropper), I had to take it three days in a row.

I can only hope 12 Drixoral are enough for me to make it through 2009 and however long it remains unavailable.

I have read that a number of drugs ordered from Canadian pharmacies are manufactured in China. I'm not doing that. They seem to be fond of putting lead and other toxic substances in things they export.

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I had trouble finding Drixoral last year and now that I have been able to find it, it no longer works. I know that they must have reformulated the product because I have taken this product ever since it was introduced to the market. It used to completely dry up all mucus in my lungs and sinuses for a 12 hour period. I have been taking the new product 4 times a day and it still does not work. I used to take it at night so that I could have complete rest without sinus problems. Now I wake up every 2 hours to evacuate the mucus buildup that occurs. I thought that maybe the last package was just an abnomally but apparently they have changed the formula and it just does not work. I tried to contact them through email but they have taken the contact link for Drixoral off the Schering Plough website. It is unjust that they take away the one product that works due to pressure from the governments. We are not criminals so why punish us.

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I went looking for Drixoral over the weekend and found nothing. I decided to check online myself and found this site with all my fellow allergy sufferers. I am going to try the Canada sites. I have three questions:

1. Why are we so dependent on this product?
2. Why is it the only product that works for us?
3. If all the other companies know that it works, why are they not trying to reproduce it?

Hmmmm

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I have been told that they pulled DRIXORAL because the drug dealers have been using it to manufacture Crystal Meth.

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I ordered drixoral from Canada last Wednesday. I received it on Friday. Great relief. It works.

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Drixoral is readily available in canada and no prescription. I bought mine from
http:/­/­www.trumedcanada.com/­OTC/­Drixoral.Dexbrompheniramine.cold.12.hour.relief.aspx
after I saw the comment and since then I have been reordering from them time and again and with no complaints.
Drixoral has been on my side for last 30 years. I hope you find your.

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Hallelujah. I received a Drixoral generic from Northwest Pharmacy of Canada http:/­/­www.northwestpharmacy.com/­ProductSearch.aspx?s=drixoral - It took about 2 weeks and came from Switzerland. It is a Schering-Plough product. I don't remember how much it cost at the store, but the generic for 50 tabs was about half the price as the Drixoral on the site.With the US federal restriction, I took my chances and actually ordered 180 tabs. All arrived.

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SHUT DOWN the AMERICAN PLANT? That's exactly what's wrong with the economy right now!!!! Thanks a lot GEORGE W. Bush! I he had a brain he would be dangerous! So allergy suffers are supposed to suffer until they build a new plant! Just where are they building it Timbuktu? Mexico? China? American products aren't AMERICAN anymore!! Don't ask the pharmacy tech at Walgreens for help either! The one my mom talked to didn't know anything and doesn't need to be in the Pharmacy business! No Drixoral: this is ridiculous!

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Not sure if this will help, the somebody passed the word on in another discussion thread that northwestpharmacy seems to carry Drixoral, as well as a generic alternative containing the same active ingredients. Actually, I did not even know that any other companies manufactured this .... I always thought that the ingredient Dexbrompheniramine was only available from the original manufacturer.

Anyways, the link is:
http:/­/­www.northwestpharmacy.com/­ProductSearch.aspx?s=drixoral

Good luck to everyone. If anybody does contact this site, please post back with your experience, whether the right product came in, etc.

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no, an rx is not required for Drixoral, at least not in the province that the Candian pharmacy that I work for is in. FYI, the reason that the price went up so drastically is that our suppliers raised their prices, probably in response to the greater demand caused by the closing of the US plant. And gov't restrictions allow us to only provide a max of 60 tabs every 30 days per patient.

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I was told by a Canadian Pharmacy that you need a prescription now for this, any else been told that?

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My husband and I went to Costco yesterday as I took the last tablet the day before as I had a lingering sinus headache. I only take Drixoral on an as needed basis for a bad cold or for a sinus headache. I do not take it everyday. Actually, I have not taken a tablet since early last fall. Thanks to everyone for the tips on trying to replace it with something else. I sent my son off to college with a box of Drixoral Aug 2007. He hardly ever gets sick but had a really bad cold last week and took the Drixoral which helped him immensely. Maybe he will let me borrow some....if I get desperate. I agree with everyone that it is the law-abiding citizen that always pays for the ones that break the laws.

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I sympathize with those who can't find any Drixoral!! I understand that Schering-Plough closed the American plant that made Drixoral, and are moving it. When they accomplish that, they will go back to making Drixoral. I certainly hope they do!!
I found places in Canada that still make it, and order it online. It's exactly that same stuff! One caution however: it is very, very expensive! $99 for 60 tablets which is what you need if you take it night and day!! Because of that expense, I only now take it during the day. Anyhow, that's a possibility!

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DRIXORAL in its green pill, original formulation is available from Canada. Google DRIXORAL and pull up the canadian pharmacy address. It is between 24 to 29 dollars for 20 tabs.

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I thought I was going to have a panic attack when my local drug store stated that they don't have Drixoral. I asked WHY and when will they have it? They had no answers for me and was not able to tell me of anything else I could take in its place. I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone for a minute!Drixoral is the ONLY thing that works for me! I NEED IT!!!

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I thought I was going to have a panic attack when my local drug store stated that they don't have Drixoral. I asked WHY and when will they have it? They had no answers for me and was not able to tell me of anything else I could take in its place. Drixoral is the ONLY thing that works for me! I NEED IT!!!

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Thank you Drixoral NA. You are truly a lifesaver. I haven't felt well since my drixoral ran out. I just placed my order.

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