Pharmacist-only PSE sales in Louisiana
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A law requiring sales of OTC drugs containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine to be done by licensed pharmacists takes effect Aug. 15. Louisiana lawmakers this year enacted the law, which requires retailers to conduct electronic logging of transactions, to curb illicit methamphetamine production by controlling access to precursors. Oregon already has moved PSE- and ephedrine-containing products to Rx-status and legislation is pending in California to make the products prescription only (1"The Tan Sheet" June 8, 2009, In Brief)