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To Curb PSE Diversion, Retailers Lead By Example With Emphasis On Tamper-Resistant Products

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

An HHS agency’s 2013 drug use survey shows the number of meth users rising by 155,000 after changing little the previous two years. Acura Pharmaceuticals notes the survey and Tennessee data showing that making only tamper-resistant, single-ingredient PSE products available affects the diversion rate.

Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. says a national survey showing a rise in methamphetamine use should prompt more retailers to offer only tamper-resistant, single-ingredient pseudoephedrine products to help prevent PSE diversion.

Law enforcement officials also expect pharmacies and other stores could have an impact on PSE diversion by stocking only tamper-resistant, single-ingredient PSE, and they see retailers’ voluntary moves are more likely than state

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