Several laws went into effect July 1, 2006, one of them requiring prescriptions for drugs containing pseudoephedrine such as Sudafed.
" The new rules are designed to help law enforcement cut down on meth labs, but they might increase costs for those who need the medication. Most pharmacies have a minimum charge to fill a prescription, normally between $9 and $10, almost twice the over-the-counter cost of a box of Sudafed. And that doesn't include the time and cost of a doctor's visit to get a prescription. "
the articles I have seen, over-the-counter sales of drugs containing pseudoephedrine only amount to less than 30% of the supply for methamphetamine producers. The long-term consequences of requiring a prescription in my opinion, [also being an allergy sufferer] is overall increased absenteeism from work and increased emergency room visits.
While sleepy Ted's small attempt to control the situation may be noble, but it really does not address the bigger picture, such as illegal drugs crossing a porous border, and in a related article, where drug runners are using helicopters to bring drugs into the United States.link -- Northern smugglers take to the air [PBS]
Other medications that are affected by the new law are:
Novafed, Pretz-D, Sudafed, Vick's Vatronol, Alka-Seltzer plus, Allegra-D,Chlor-trimenton 12 hour, Claritin-D, NyQuil, TheraFlu, Tylenol cold and Tylenol sinus just to name a few.
4 comments:
You know, anywhere else if you got a 30% (or anywhere near it) reduction in the number of bad things happening, everybody would be very happy.
Think about it. "Only 30%" is still a pretty big number.
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