
|Articles|October 1, 2005
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Drug Chains Urge National OTC Drug Rules
Author(s)Ken Rankin
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A flurry of new and conflicting stateand local laws regulating the sale ofOTC cold products containing pseudoephedrineis creating complianceproblems for drug chains operating inmultiple jurisdictions.
Chain drugstore leaders urged Congressto adopt a national standard forthe sale of OTC cold drugs. They warnedthat a "patchwork" system of differingstate and local restrictions on the sale ofthese drugs will actually play into thehands of criminals seeking source materialfor illegal methamphetamine.
Mr. Rankin is a freelance medical writer.
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