Meds-for-meth compromise bill introduced
Lawmakers said they would compromise on the idea of making pseudoephedrine available only by prescription, and they have. Senate Bill 3 would only require a prescription for medicines containing the...
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Lawmakers said they would compromise on the idea of making pseudoephedrine available only by prescription, and they have. Senate Bill 3 would only require a prescription for medicines containing the...
The bill that would make pseudoephedrine — the key ingredient to make methamphetamine — available only by prescription was taken off the Senate floor Thursday afternoon. The bill’s original sponsor,...
The state’s two biggest newspapers are in agreement: pseudoephedrine should be available by prescription only in order to curb methamphetamine production. The Courier-Journal offered its opinion in an editorial today:...
In the face of a strong lobbying effort by makers of over-the-counter cold medicines, a state Senate committee narrowly approved a bill today that would require a prescription for most...
Making pseudoephedrine available only by prescription has led to fears of packed waiting rooms in doctors’ offices, Dennis O’Neil writes for Hopkinsville’s Kentucky New Era. (Photo of Sudafed pills by...
Since they were not given the opportunity to speak at last week’s legislative hearing about a move to make pseudoephedrine available mainly by prescription, opponents held a teleconference yesterday to...
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News If Kentucky wants to arm itself with a “silver bullet” against methamphetamine, it needs to make pseudoephedrine available only prescription. That was the advice...
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News If something isn’t done now about the prevalence of methamphetamine in Kentucky, “We’re going to lose a generation.” That was one of the jarring...
With some legislators saying a law is needed to make the decongestant pseudoephedrine available only by prescription, the Kentucky Healthcare Products Association has launched an advertising campaign to fight the...