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Article: Wal-Mart to move cold, allergy medications behind counter
- Article from:
- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- April 26, 2005
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NEW YORK - All Wal-Mart stores will move many nonprescription cold
and allergy medications behind pharmacy counters by June because they
include an ingredient used to make the illegal stimulant
methamphetamine, the company said Monday.
The world's largest retailer - which has nearly 4,000 Wal-Mart and
Sam's Club stores in the United States and another 1,600
international locations - will join rivals Target Corp. and
Albertson's Inc. in making such a move throughout all locations.
All three retailers are trying to make it more difficult for
customers to easily obtain medications containing pseudoephedrine,
which is a key component for making methamphetamine, a powerfully
addictive drug. ...