More BTC pseudoephedrine
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicine Shoppe is restricting sale of pseudoephedrine products to behind the pharmacy counter, the St. Louis-based firm announces May 23. The move of single-ingredient, solid-dose pseudoephedrine cold products takes effect in all company-owned Medicine Shoppe Pharmacies and Medicap Pharmacy stores June 1, the firm says. Franchised stores are not required to make the move unless otherwise dictated by state laws, but are encouraged to take measures to prevent the products' diversion to meth production, the company notes. Several retailers, including CVS and Rite Aid, said in May they would move pseudoephedrine behind the counter (1"The Tan Sheet" May 2, 2005, p. 4)...