Talk:Paregoric

message: Just wanted to know if perigoric had any mental effects on adults whose parents used it frequently on them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.226.98.231 (talk) 20:54, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: unless you were spoonfed a liter a day, that big mac or the air you are the breathing has done more damage --LieutenantColonel Frank Slade 07:35, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: My memories of Paregoric are from the late fifties and earlier sixites when mothers would use this
to ease the pain of teething babies. They would dab it on their fingers and rub it on the 
gums of the baby.
The liquid was deep amber and smelled pleasantly of alcohol, camphor and oil of anise. 
It could be purchased from the druggist by adults. A bottle would last a long time.
Some adults on the fringe would buy it for the intoxicating effects and consume the 
whole bottle in a sitting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kpjas (talk • contribs) 07:19, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Personal account moved from the Paregoric page

message: When was paregoric taken off the counter? I knew several older/younger women who more or less lived on it.   
Lrkneupper 15:44, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paregoric 

message: Paregoric was sort of a running joke on the DEA when it was OTC because it is...well..opium. Anyways, the important part, As far as I know it is now unavailiable and most likely no longer manufactured. I work in a pharmacy (in the US), we have not been able to order it from any of our suppliers for a couple years. Can anyone confirm this?Somn — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.172.0.150 (talk) 12:48, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paregoric....hahaha

message: Yeah, I would change the dates listed in the article, and absolutely mention that, even in the 1950s and 1960s, it was used to ease the pain of teething.  Acter.
Acter (talk) 11:11, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Dates

message: And I'm not sure that I have time to correct them right now.
Some key points:
-- Paregoric has not been discontinued as a prescription drug in the United States.  The article cited has been misconstrued.  The FDA's meaning was simply that the Company to whom the letter was addressed had not filed the proper paperwork with the FDA.  If you don't believe this, you can go to a site to check current prices for the drug.  For example, go to floridadiscountdrugcard.com, and look up the price for Paregoric.  You'll find it.  The site does not list pricing for drugs that are no longer on the market.  I've checked many times.
-- This article fails to address the drugs Donnagel-PG and Parepectolin.  These were drugs that combined Paregoric with Kaolin and Pectin, among other substances.  They were available without prescription in many states until the early 1990's!  They were discontinued in an apparent campaign -- presumably by the FDA -- to reduce sales of OTC Exempt Narcotics.  I believe that a law or rule was passed stating that the mixture of Kaolin and Pectin was ineffective for management of diarrhea.  If you go to a store and buy a bottle of an anti-diarrheal drug such as Kaopectate, you will find that the Kaolin and Pactin has generally been replaced with atapulgite.
At about the same time, it seems that the drug Terpin Hydrate was removed from market.  The vast majority of OTC sales of cough preparations were for Terpin Hydrate and Codeine Elixir.  Sales of Exempt Narcotics containing codeine are still allowed in some states, like New Jersey (which should be removed from the list of states prohibiting sales of OTC Exempt Narcotics).  One example is Robitussin AC.
--  The article refers to state laws which may limit or limited the number and quantity of Exempt Narcotic Sales.  But it fails to mention the more basic federal restrictions which apply / applied to sales in ALL states.  Federal laws prohibit sale of more than 4 ounces of codeine containing cough syrup per 48 hour period.  No more that 6 ounces of Donnagel-PG could be sold OTC, and no more than 8 ounces of Parepection (which contained a lower amount of Paregoric per ounce) could legally be sold within a 48 hour period.  Federal law requires purchasers to sign a log book when purchasing any Exempt Narcotic.  Pharmacists are also supposed to ask for identification if the buyer is not known to him/her.  However, during the era that Donnagel-PG and Parepectolin were available, ID was very rarely asked for.  This is from first hand experience.
Even though codeine-containing preparations are still available in some states without prescriptions, the vast majority of pharmacies will sell them only to customers they know well -- or, even more frequently, won't sell them at all.  Many go so far as to actually lie to you and state that they're prescription only items.
There is a good deal more, but I don't have time now, and should provide some sources.
Factstruthandtheinternet (talk) 15:17, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  There Are Numerous Inaccuracies in This Article ... 

message: >>In the 21st century its two main uses have been largely supplanted by minimally psychoactive cough-suppressant drugs (such as dextromethorphan)<<
Interesting to refer to dextromethorphan as "minimally psychoactive." Perhaps "minimally psychoactive at the prescribed dose" would be more accurate, as there are known abusers of this substance known for its own and quite potent psychoactive properties at elevated doses. Marty55 (talk) 22:08, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: dextromethorpan