New online tracking system closes loophole for methamphetamine makers in Missouri

Published October 2, 2010

New online tracking system closes loophole for methamphetamine makers in Missouri
Up to now, meth makers went from pharmacy to pharmacy buying legal limits of cold medicines, and rarely got caught. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A loophole in state law is now closed with a new computerized tracking system that went into use on Tuesday. When you buy pseudoephedrine, every pharmacy and law officer will know how much you bought.
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Guest column: Putting pseudoephedrine behind the counter helps
After a downturn, methamphetamine labs are on the rise again in the United States.
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Pharmacies must adopt database by end of December
All 1,300 pharmacies in Missouri are required to be on a new pseudoephedrine-tracking system by the end of December.
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