Cold and Allergy Drugs to Require Prescriptions
Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed legislation in Portland that would make Oregon the first state to require prescriptions for everyday cold and allergy medications that can be converted into methamphetamine.
The requirement applies to any medication containing pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient in making meth. Tom Holt, executive director of the Oregon State Pharmacy Assn., said he thought the law would drive pseudoephedrine-containing products off the market.
“This is a tremendous start, but we must recognize that it is just that, a start,” Kulongoski said, referring to the state’s fight against meth.
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