Re: Sudafed and Drug Tests
In reply to the original question:
Dunno what they test for. So can not answer the question. However you did mention it to the doctor and should therefore be OK, or so one would have hoped.
Pseudo-ephedrine is allowed by the FAA as a decongestant (Note that this does not mean it is allowed by other regulators (CASA/CAA UK etc)
I personally hardly ever prescribe Pseudofed tabs as you can put the stuff very effectively there were it has to work, your snout, with a nasal spray.
No doubt some of it will be absorbed and may give systemic effects elsewhere in your body but the concentration will be lower than by taking the tablets.
As with most medication the principal issue is that most conditions (for which you then take medication) render you unfit to fly, rather than the medication itself.
I would personally not fly with a cold if I had to take a decongestant.