Articles tagged as: pseudoephedrine
June 30, 2016
New State Laws Take Effect Tomorrow
Friday marks the date on which most of the legislation approved this past session by the General Assembly takes effect.
Read MoreMarch 10, 2016
Bill Regulating Pseudoephedrine Sales Goes To Governor's Desk
Lawmakers opted to advance a slightly less restrictive bill than what they had a day before.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2016
House Committee Advances Meth Bill
If you're a patient-of-record at your pharmacy, Rep. Ben Smaltz's bill allows you to continue buying pseudoephedrine, a standard cold medicine, as usual. If you're not, you can buy a small amount of the drug before needing a prescription.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2016
Hoosier Pharmacists Given Bigger Role In Stemming State's Meth Crisis
House and Senate lawmakers overwhelming approved bills Wednesday that give pharmacists a bigger role in helping stem the state's meth cooking crisis.
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2016
Unabated Rise In Meth Lab Busts Prompts More Proposed Fixes
Indiana's methamphetamine problem isn't going away - though it's not in the headlines as much as the heroin and opioid epidemic. Indiana legislators are considering a bill that would give pharmacists the power to decide whether someone was eligible to buy its essential ingredient -- pseudoephedrine -- over the counter.
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2016
Two Proposals Seek Common Goal Of Ending Meth Production In Indiana
As the 2016 legislative session begins, lawmakers are taking aim at the problem. Two bills will be proposed in hopes of putting an end to meth labs in the state -- one empowers pharmacists to turn away suspicious customers, the other makes drugs containing pseudoephedrine prescription-only.
Read MoreDecember 21, 2015
Battle Looms Over Restriction On Cold Medicine Used For Meth
The 2016 legislative session has yet to start, but already pharmaceutical industry groups are clashing with law enforcement organizations over a bill that would require a prescription for a common a cold medicine also used to make methamphetamine.
Read MoreDecember 14, 2015
GOP Senators Propose Alternative Pseudoephedrine Legislation
Legislation to make the key meth ingredient pseudoephedrine available only by prescription is endorsed by both the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Association and House Speaker Brian Bosma. But, Logansport Sen. Randy Head says that's a drastic step that unfairly punishes people who just want access to cold medicine.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2015
Indiana Legislators Consider Requiring Prescription To Obtain Pseudoephedrine
Indiana has led the nation in meth production for three consecutive years; pseudoephedrine is a key ingredient.
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