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A member asked:
Where can you purchase ipecac syrup, and do you have to be over 18?
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ANy Drug Store: This is an over the counter medication.
Answered 7/18/2012
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Hard to say: This has been removed from the shelves of most supermarkets and drug stores since it was found of little or no use in poisonings. You may find it somewhere online.It is now considered a drug of misuse/abuse and some deaths have been associated with its users.
Answered 7/1/2014
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