Editing Pseudoephedrine (section)

===Available forms===
{{See also|Azatadine/pseudoephedrine|Carbinoxamine/pseudoephedrine|Cetirizine/pseudoephedrine|Dexbrompheniramine/pseudoephedrine|Fexofenadine/pseudoephedrine|Pseudoephedrine/loratadine|Naproxen/pseudoephedrine}}

Pseudoephedrine is available by itself [[over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter]] in the form of 30 and 60{{nbsp}}mg [[immediate-release]] and 120 and 240{{nbsp}}mg [[extended-release]] [[oral administration|oral]] [[tablet (pharmacy)|tablet]]s in the [[United States]].<ref name="Drugs@FDA">{{cite web | title=Drugs@FDA: FDA-Approved Drugs | publisher = Food and Drug Administration | website=accessdata.fda.gov | url=https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm | access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="KiziorHodgson2014">{{cite book | vauthors = Kizior R, Hodgson BB | title=Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2015 - E-Book: Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook 2015 - E-Book | publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-323-28018-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qVRTBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1016 | access-date=14 July 2024 | page=1016}}</ref><ref name="Braun2012">{{cite book | vauthors = Braun DD | title=Over the Counter Pharmaceutical Formulations | publisher=Elsevier Science | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-8155-1849-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gLjegID0K7wC&pg=PA181 | access-date=26 July 2024 | page=181}}</ref><ref name="Berry2001">{{cite book | vauthors = Berry TM | title=Nursing Nonprescription Drug Handbook | publisher=Springhouse | series=Nursing Drug Handbook Series | year=2001 | isbn=978-1-58255-101-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LVN0sLrHB8kC&pg=PA114 | access-date=14 July 2024 | page=114}}</ref>

Pseudoephedrine is also available over-the-counter and [[prescription drug|prescription-only]] [[combination drug|in combination]] with numerous other drugs, including [[antihistamine]]s ([[acrivastine]], [[azatadine]], [[brompheniramine]], [[cetirizine]], [[chlorpheniramine]], [[clemastine]], [[desloratadine]], [[dexbrompheniramine]], [[diphenhydramine]], [[fexofenadine]], [[loratadine]], [[triprolidine]]), [[analgesic]]s ([[acetaminophen]], [[codeine]], [[hydrocodone]], [[ibuprofen]], [[naproxen]]), [[cough suppressant]]s ([[dextromethorphan]]), and [[expectorant]]s ([[guaifenesin]]).<ref name="Drugs@FDA" /><ref name="KiziorHodgson2014" />

Pseudoephedrine has been used in the form of the [[hydrochloride]] and [[sulfate]] [[salt (chemistry)|salt]]s and in a polistirex form.<ref name="Drugs@FDA" /> The drug has been used in more than 135 over-the-counter and prescription formulations.<ref name="SalernoJackson2005" /> Many prescription formulations containing pseudoephedrine have been discontinued over time.<ref name="Drugs@FDA" />