Pharmacy PSE in U.K. works
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A U.K. advisory panel determines behind-the-counter sales of nonprescription products containing epehedrine or pseudoephedrine effectively mitigate misuse of the drugs. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's Commission on Human Medicines concluded in July that regulatory measures are "successful" and recommends maintenance of existing pharmacist monitoring and education programs. The report follows MHRA's July 2009 decision to not make precursors of methamphetamine prescription-only (1"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 3, 2009, In Brief)
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