Louisiana kicks off PSE e-tracking
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Louisiana implements the National Precursor Log Exchange June 15 to monitor purchases of OTC products containing pseudoephedrine. Industry bears the cost of deploying and supporting NPLEx through the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, which advocates for electronic tracking of methamphetamine precursors over prescription-only status (1"The Tan Sheet" March 29, 2010, In Brief). Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called NPLEx "a critical tool to help crack down on the sale of drugs that are used to produce meth." Kentucky and Illinois also fully implemented NPLEx. Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Carolina and Washington State passed legislation to adopt the NPLEx system, but have yet to implement it, according to CHPA. Oklahoma and Arkansas use separate e-tracking systems. Oregon and Mississippi shifted PSE products to Rx-only availability
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