Electronic Tracking Success Could End Rx-Only Pseudoephedrine In Mississippi
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says industry should ask state legislators to repeal the 2010 law that made all PSE drugs Rx-only. CHPA “might get some listeners” if it highlights how the tracking system places less of a financial burden on consumers and the health care system, he says.
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