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February 10, 2011
Court: Watson's generic OTC decongestant does not infringe on branded versions

Over-the-counter generic versions of a line of products used to treat congestion do not infringe on the patents covering the branded versions, a federal court ruled Wednesday.

February 4, 2011
Tennessee legislators have PSE choice between NPLEx and Rx-only

Tennessee may be the next state to adopt an electronic tracking tool to enforce pseudoephedrine sales restrictions and combat methamphetamine production in real time.

January 13, 2011
Report: Nevada looks to push PSE Rx legislation

Nevada Sen. Sheila Leslie, D-Reno, is working with Carson City district attorney Neil Rombardo on introducing a bill to require a prescription for pseudoephedrine as a tool to cut down on illicit methamphetamine production, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday evening.

December 1, 2010
Missouri gov campaigns for Rx-only PSE legislation

Gov. Jay Nixon, D-Mo., on Tuesday campaigned for a sweeping expansion of efforts to battle methamphetamine, including legislation that would make Missouri the third state in the nation to require a prescription for the cough-cold ingredient pseudoephedrine.

November 15, 2010
Impax gets FDA OK for generic Allegra-D

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic treatment made by Impax for seasonal...

September 7, 2010
CHPA to Hoosier State: E-tracking will curb PSE sales

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association is slated to testify Wednesday before an Indiana legislative committee...

August 22, 2010
Industry voices support for meth act

The industry-supported Combat Meth-amphetamine Enhancement Act, H.R. 2923, passed muster at the House Committee on...

July 18, 2010
CHPA commends California for PSE e-tracking system

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association in June commended the California Senate Public Safety Committee for...

June 24, 2010
P&G recalls nasal decongestant spray

Procter & Gamble voluntarily recalled its 4-hour decongestant nasal spray, a product distributed nationwide in...

June 23, 2010
CHPA commends Calif. Senate's PSE e-tracking legislation

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association on Tuesday commended the California Senate Public Safety Committee for...

June 6, 2010
CHPA, NACDS lobby for PSE e-tracking over Rx-only laws

Did the Combat Meth Act of 2005 not go far enough? Should the common and...

May 31, 2010
Op-ed urges reclassification of pseudoephedrine

Former White House drug policy spokesman Robert Weiner and Jonathan Battaglia, a policy analyst at...

May 16, 2010
Congress heats up e-tracking debate to fight meth cooks

Electronic tracking or prescription-only? That’s the question that vexed Congressional leaders last month as they...

May 16, 2010
Target's bull's-eye approach against allergies

Target started an ad campaign last year called “Ask Us,” and here the retailer is...

March 22, 2010
Kansas adopts NPLEx program, CHPA says

Kansas announced last week that it will be the fifth state to implement the National...

March 8, 2010
Missouri selects NPLEx e-tracking program to block PSE sales

Missouri has selected the National Precursor Log Exchange to serve as its statewide, real-time electronic...

February 17, 2010
Oklahoma considers registry for meth convicts

The Oklahoma House Public Safety Committee voted on Wednesday to create a state registry of...

January 21, 2010
Mississippi legislators seek to reverse-switch PSE products

Four Mississippi legislators earlier this month added the Magnolia State as one of those states...

November 19, 2009
NADDI cracks down on methamphetamine with new initiative

In a nutshell, this program gives any legislative body — state or local — debating...

October 18, 2009
Report: Union, Mo., passes new PSE legislation

There is a big danger here, and it’s a danger that has less to do...

August 6, 2009
Washington, Mo., considers repealing recently passed PSE legislation

The objective here is closing down clandestine methamphetamine labs. The question is: Who is going...

July 19, 2009
Washington, Mo., government votes to move PSE products to Rx-only

In the short term, it means pharmacists operating out of one of the 12 or...

June 4, 2009
Calif. Senate passes pseudoephedrine bill, receives opposition from CHPA

Attempting to curtail methamphetamine production by more or less eliminating the precursor ingredient pseudoephedrine from...

February 28, 2007
ECRM Cough/Cold 2007

The most significant event that occurred during a soft 2006-2007 cough-and-cold season was the shift of the decongestant pseudoephedrine behind the counter in all 50 states. To be sure, some states still require more strict regulations on the sale of PSE, but at least now PSE is behind the counter in a legislative effort to thwart homegrown methamphetamine makers.

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