In Brief: Pennsylvania ephedrine legislation
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Pennsylvania ephedrine legislation: HB 152, which passed the state House Feb. 11, is under consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill, introduced by Rep. Ronald Marisco (R-105th district), would make the sale of or intent to sell ephedrine to minors a summary offense punishable by fine or imprisonment. Known as the "look-alike drug bill," the measure is directed at products that are "regularly marketed as stimulants or weight-loss aids and in their appearance look and in their effect act upon the body like illegal stimulants containing amphetamines." Exemptions are provided for ephedrine-containing products that "may lawfully be sold over-the-counter," are "labeled and marketed in a manner consistent with the pertinent" OTC monograph, and are "manufactured and distributed for legitimate medicinal use in a manner that reduces or eliminates the likelihood of abuse"...
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Pennsylvania ephedrine legislation: HB 152, which passed the state House Feb. 11, is under consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill, introduced by Rep. Ronald Marisco (R-105th district), would make the sale of or intent to sell ephedrine to minors a summary offense punishable by fine or imprisonment. Known as the "look-alike drug bill," the measure is directed at products that are "regularly marketed as stimulants or weight-loss aids and in their appearance look and in their effect act upon the body like illegal stimulants containing amphetamines." Exemptions are provided for ephedrine-containing products that "may lawfully be sold over-the-counter," are "labeled and marketed in a manner consistent with the pertinent" OTC monograph, and are "manufactured and distributed for legitimate medicinal use in a manner that reduces or eliminates the likelihood of abuse".... |