Night Nurse

Have you seen the advert running on TV lately that advertises the "cold & flu remedy", Night Nurse?

In its liquid form, it's a moderately viscous, semi-transparent, green liquid, which they demonstrate nicely in the commercial.



Sadly, I couldn't find a picture of the liquid poured out into the measuring container, as demonstrated in the advert.

What shocked me when I first saw it was the striking similarity it has with Methadone, the synthetic opioid probably best known for its role in opiate addiction and withdrawal (principly Heroin). Here's a picture of Methadone:



Look out for the advert on TV. It's remarkably similar!

I wonder if it was an unfortunate accident?

Night Nurse is a little cocktail of Paracetomol (a pain killer), Promethazine (a first generation antihistamine known for its sedative side effects and now often used for that purpose, as in Night Nurse presumably to aid sleep), and Dextromethorphan (an anti-tussive: a drug that suppresses cough but which can cause hallucinations and euphoria in excessive doses due to its centrally acting role in the nervous system at a variety of important receptors).

Interestingly, Methadone is also a painkiller, sedative, and euphoric with reported hallucinogenic effects, albeit with significantly greater potency, tolerance to effects, and addictive potential than Night Nurse!

Maybe it isn't an unfortunate accident! It's not even as if viscous green liquids are especially nice. I mean, such substances scream of images of bodily mucoid oozing.

I don't think I could take the stuff though without being reminded of Methadone the entire time (through my medical experience of course, not because of personal use!).

Moreover, it would be horribly embarassing if someone was caught in posession of a measuring cap of Night Nurse, and taken in for questioning regarding who their dealer is...