Modern retail sale paregoric bottle

The Paregoric Man · 09-19-2009, 01:38 PM

I thought someone might be interested in this pic, the camera is horrible sorry. I know there are plenty of antique paregoric bottle pics online but no modern ones besides the RX pint size bottle. This bottle even has a barcode and its on the shelf like all other OTC meds.

When you convert the price to USD its around$1.50

Suboxstitute · 09-19-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by The Paregoric Man

I thought someone might be interested in this pic, the camera is horrible sorry. I know there are plenty of antique paregoric bottle pics online but no modern ones besides the RX pint size bottle. This bottle even has a barcode and its on the shelf like all other OTC meds.

When you convert the price to USD its around$1.50

But... are the ingredients the same as in the "olden days"? By your name, I assume you are an expert in all things paregoric, which is great. SO what IS contained in paregoric syrup these days/sorry if it's a dumb question and I'm the only one who doesn't know or, "get it". Yes I could google or search the board but I'd rather bother you,

Sue

The Paregoric Man · 09-19-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Suboxstitute

But... are the ingredients the same as in the "olden days"? By your name, I assume you are an expert in all things paregoric, which is great. SO what IS contained in paregoric syrup these days/sorry if it's a dumb question and I'm the only one who doesn't know or, "get it". Yes I could google or search the board but I'd rather bother you,

Sue

Yes its exactly the same, its not a syrup its more like vodka with a pinch of opium and anise and camphor flavor. I think the ingredients are supposed to be water, ethanol, opium, glycerin, camphor, anise oil. To the uninitiated it tastes HORRIBLE, but you get used to it.

Honestly I don't know how the company that makes it gets away with not listing ingredients or dosing info besides "keep out of reach of children". My guess is it was grandfathered in or something, the same company sells other old fashioned pharmaceuticals like tinctures and stuff with names like "Hoffman's anodyne".

ryan · 09-19-2009, 02:17 PM

Nice, Wish I lived wherever the fuck you do and can buy this at corner store

JonnyMohawk · 09-19-2009, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by The Paregoric Man

Yes its exactly the same, its not a syrup its more like vodka with a pinch of opium and anise and camphor flavor. I think the ingredients are supposed to be water, ethanol, opium, glycerin, camphor, anise oil. To the uninitiated it tastes HORRIBLE, but you get used to it.

Honestly I don't know how the company that makes it gets away with not listing ingredients or dosing info besides "keep out of reach of children". My guess is it was grandfathered in or something, the same company sells other old fashioned pharmaceuticals like tinctures and stuff with names like "Hoffman's anodyne".

his names a play off of paregorickid!

anyways I wish we could get that here... a 1.50? Fuck yeah!

jo-jo · 09-19-2009, 02:47 PM

Nice! and cheap too!

Restharrow · 09-21-2009, 12:53 PM

If you could buy that here, we would be drinking "paregoric shooters". Kind of like the old Tussionex Shooters my friends would make. 4 teaspoons Tussionex cough syrup topped off with vodka. (4 teaspoons Tussionex Syrup = 40 mg. hydrocodone).

Until they find the cure, there's Tussionex!

clinton · 09-21-2009, 06:46 PM

how much do you drink to stave off withdrawals?
what is the high equivalent to?
with the high alcohol content do you get sick before you get "well"
one more question....
what process must you undergo to purchase a bottle?

Paregoric Kid · 09-22-2009, 01:40 AM

what country is that from? there are quite a few countries that sell OTC opium and morphine.

The Paregoric Man · 09-22-2009, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Restharrow

If you could buy that here, we would be drinking "paregoric shooters". Kind of like the old Tussionex Shooters my friends would make. 4 teaspoons Tussionex cough syrup topped off with vodka. (4 teaspoons Tussionex Syrup = 40 mg. hydrocodone).

Until they find the cure, there's Tussionex!

You can do straight shooters, but its not pleasant. The only way to consume it(as I do)is to mix it to a ratio of 1:10 with cola. It honesly doesn't taste half bad.

The Paregoric Man · 09-22-2009, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by clinton

how much do you drink to stave off withdrawals?
what is the high equivalent to?
with the high alcohol content do you get sick before you get "well"
one more question....
what process must you undergo to purchase a bottle?

That depends on your tolerance, the high is most like pod tea or seed tea. Nah the alcohol content doesn't really matter, I think its 40 proof. And unless you're consuming real big amounts its not gonna matter, if your tolerance is that high you're probably better off with something else anyway.

Well if its a old style pharmacy where there is just a counter you have to ask one of the clerks to give you how many bottles of paregoric you want and they carry them to the cashier who rings you up and you pay. If its one of the new style pharmacy chains that are copying places like Walgreens you just go pick it up off the shelf take it to the register and pay.

The Paregoric Man · 09-22-2009, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Paregoric Kid

what country is that from? there are quite a few countries that sell OTC opium and morphine.

A small country in the west indies

09-19-2009, 02:17 PM	#4
ryan Opiophile Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Western New York Posts: 928	Re: Modern retail sale paregoric bottle Nice, Wish I lived wherever the fuck you do and can buy this at corner store __________________ lay down, black gives way to blue lay down, i'll remember you

09-19-2009, 02:47 PM	#6
jo-jo Junky Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: bOregon Posts: 297	Re: Modern retail sale paregoric bottle Nice! and cheap too! __________________ "Going cold turkey isn't as delicious as it sounds" --Homer Simpson "Life is too short to swallow anything you can snort" --Mishka Shubaly

09-21-2009, 12:53 PM	#7
Restharrow Opiophile BASIC MEMBER Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern USA Posts: 882	Re: Modern retail sale paregoric bottle If you could buy that here, we would be drinking "paregoric shooters". Kind of like the old Tussionex Shooters my friends would make. 4 teaspoons Tussionex cough syrup topped off with vodka. (4 teaspoons Tussionex Syrup = 40 mg. hydrocodone). Until they find the cure, there's Tussionex!

09-21-2009, 06:46 PM	#8
clinton turtle power PLATINUM MEMBER Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: MISSOURI Posts: 2,694	Re: Modern retail sale paregoric bottle how much do you drink to stave off withdrawals? what is the high equivalent to? with the high alcohol content do you get sick before you get "well" one more question.... what process must you undergo to purchase a bottle? __________________ Here I sleep the morning through 'Til the wail of the call to prayer awakes me And there ain't nothing at all to do but rise and follow The day wherever it takes me I stand at the window and I look at the sea And I am what I am, and what will be will be I stand at the window and I look at the sea And I make me a pot of opium tea nick cave "opium tea"

09-22-2009, 01:40 AM	#9
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