Disappearance Of 12mg Chlor-trimeton.... Again (Page 4) (Top voted first)

Question! Where can I find Chlor-Trimeton 12hr 12mg allergy pills? (near San Diego, CA) It seems that whenever a new allergy medicine comes on the market (Claritin, Zyrtec), CT disappears for a year or so. Available in Canada as Chlor-Tripolon but only for a short while as everyone in the US starts buying it on-line when CT disappears. This time, I haven't noticed any new product roll-out. Question 2- WHY does it disappear? I've been taking it regularly for over 50 years and only recently (last few years) has it been doing this disappearing act.

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What Walmart do you go to? It's not available in my Walmart. Maybe it's just the state who knows.

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My Walmart in GA doesn't carry it as well. I had been using 4 mg Chlortrimeton for years and so have my grown kids. Yes, I ordered from Amazon

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Re: Justine the Just (# 58)

Your so right it's all about profit $, the insurance companies & pharmicutcal companies are running this country and are cornering the market. That is why Aren't Insurance & CVS have merged.

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I sent an email to the manufacturer of Chlorphen-12, KVK Tech in Newtown PA, several weeks ago -- no reply.

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Just now found it available on Amazon! Hallelujah.

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It's available again on Amazon. I bought 2 bottles of 60 in April.

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Re: Phil D (# 70)

The Chlorphen-12 website took my order today for 100 tablet bottles. April 7, 2022

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Re: Phil D (# 66)

The person was asking about the 12 hour extended release version, not the 4 hour version.

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Re: Lori Pinkleton (# 9)

Is Chlorophen-12 still available? Does your company still manufacture/sell it? It's the only allergy product that has worked for years. I ordered from the Chlorophen-12 website but it still hasn't shipped (since 4/24) so is there another site/location to purchase it?
Thank you so much

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Re: JJ (# 76)

I just looked at Amazon. They appear to have it but it's pricey. If you don't mind taking it every 4 hours there are many suppliers of 4 mg at much lower price. Note that generic chlorpheniramine maleate is exactly the same drug as in Chlor-phen 12.

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The active ingredient is chlorpheniramine maleate 12mg, just look for the generic OTC with that same ingredient.

This reminds me of when "Tylenol Migraine" was not available.

People were paying crazy prices online for it, and it was just acetaminophen and caffeine, easily bought separately.

Same with OTC sleeping pills, they are just Benadryl, which you can get a huge generic bottle of for much cheaper.

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Chlor-Trimeton 12-hour contains 12mgs of Chlorpheniramine, an antihistamine used to treat allergy symptoms.

Chlorpheniramine is freely available over the counter, in varying dosages, as both name brand and generic products.

Thus, your immediate solution might be to just purchase an alternative.


It is manufactured by Scherring-Plough Canada.

Allegra is manufactured by Sanofi Aventis, so no, they are not manufactured, nor owned by the same company.


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Re: Lori (# 4)

Chlorpheniramine Maleate is not even close to Chlortrimetron in helping me, and I would not recommend it to anyone as a substitute for Chlortriemetron. Maybe this is someone's marketing idea.

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Chlor-Trimeton 12 hour dosage of 12 mg, also known as Chlorphen-12, Chlorpheniramine Maleate Extended Release 12 mg, 60 tablets... It has also been difficult to get in New York for the last few months and it has also happened a few years ago. I am 57 years old and have been taking this for many years but regularly for the last 9 years after getting vertigo. It helped me quite a bit during the 1-1/2 years I suffered and I'm suffering from vertigo once again for the last 3 months. I just placed a few orders on Amazon for the 12 hour generic pills -- I usually get it auto-shipped but they have been out of stock. I hope the manufacturer, Bayer, does not discontinue it. On Ebay, prices are about double of those on Amazon. I will try and keep this website posted if I find out anything more. Please do the same -- post any updates. There are very few antihistamines that work and don't make you sleepy...AND come in a 4 or 12 hour dosage.

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Re: RobinP211 (# 57)

CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE is not the same as Chlor-Trimeton. In fact, it has nothing to do with Chlor-Trimeton. At least that is what a Bayer representative told me when I was investigating the disappearance of the medication. Bayer discontinued it as of 2015 and has not replaced the medication. The rep really did not say why, but IMHO it is probably because they were not making any money off the drug being it was a first generation drug. I am totally disappointed to find this out. It has left me hunting for a new replacement. Go to the Bayer website. They list the products they make and you can call a rep for each product. Was an eye-opener for me.

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Re: Shea (# 62)

They are essentially the same drug.

Chlor-Trimeton
Active Ingredient(s): Chlorpheniramine
FDA Approved: * August 15, 1950
Pharm Company: * SCHERING PLOUGH
Category: Allergies, Cough & Cold

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Re: Justine the Just (# 58)

They are the only ones selling it in the US so of course they're going to charge a premium for it. That's business.

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Re: Jim (# 56)

You're probably just very swayed by marketing/placebo effect as they are basically the same thing. If someone gave you chlorpheniramine without the box, you'd probably do fine on it.

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