Don’t make it harder to get prescriptions
5.11.15 – Shalom Klein, The Daily Herald
We can all agree that methamphetamine is a terrible drug. Fortunately, law enforcement officials here in Illinois and across the nation have taken significant steps to combat it.
One such measure has been the implementation of a national database that tracks the sale of products containing pseudoephedrine, a decongestant sometimes misused in the criminal manufacture of meth. The real-time, stop-sale system automatically blocks illegal attempted purchases by those who try to use those products to make meth.
And the system is working and getting better each and every day.
Unfortunately, some are pushing for more hurdles for consumers to get the relief they need by advocating for prerequisite doctors’ prescriptions for the medicines.
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