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April 26, 2005
Wal-Mart follows suit in pseudoephedrine restrictions
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Wal-Mart follows suit in pseudoephedrine restrictions
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. - April 26 - Following in the footseps of rivals Target and Albertsons, Wal-Mart announced that all of its stores in the United States by June would move over-the-counter cold medicines that contain pseudoephedrine behind the pharmacy counter.
The company said it already had been making such changes, and estimates that 60% of its stores currently are selling pseudoephedrine-containing products behind the counter.
"We will continue with our plan to move the most commonly abused products containing pseudoephedrine behind the pharmacy counter in all our stores by early June," said Wal-Mart spokeswoman Jacquie Young. "The remaining solid-dose products containing multi-ingredients will be moved behind the pharmacy counter by September."
The move is part of a larger effort by retailers and state and federal agencies to cut down on the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine, of which pseudoephedrine is a primary component.
Over the past week, Albertsons and Target announced similar moves.
Posted by Chris at April 26, 2005 06:11 AM