Bill Would Restrict Cold Pills to Fight 'Meth'
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Americans wanting to buy many common  cold medicines would have to go to a drug store and ask the  pharmacist under legislation introduced on Wednesday aimed at  fighting the spread of the illegal stimulant methamphetamine.
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A House of Representatives  subcommittee is expected to take up legislation next week meant  to bolster the Food and Drug Administration&#39;s ability to  monitor prescription drug side effects, the panel&#39;s chairman  said in a letter released on Thursday.
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Illinois and Wisconsin on Monday launched the nation&#39;s first state-sponsored program to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from both Europe and Canada â-espite federal laws banning the practice.
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Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton of  New York and Henry Waxman of California will introduce  legislation on Wednesday that would give the Food and Drug  Administration the legal authority to approve cheaper, generic  versions of biotech drugs known as biologics, the lawmakers  said.
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Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards called Monday for tighter restrictions on the sale of nonprescription cold medicines that could be used to make methamphetamine.
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The Navajo Nation's governing council voted Friday to outlaw methamphetamine, an addictive stimulant that has become a scourge for tribal police and health officials on the sprawling reservation.
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TORONTO, Jan. 6 -- The Canadian health minister plans to restrict the supply of inexpensive prescription drugs shipped to about 2 million patients in the United States each year, and industry officials here are saying President Bush is behind the move.
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Governor Rod Blagojevich plans to ignore a federal ban on prescription drug imports. He announced yesterday that Illinois would start an online clearinghouse within a month to help Illinoisans purchase drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United ...
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SPRINGFIELD - Hoping to curtail the illegal production of methamphetamine, Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday signed into law a measure restricting the sale of certain over-the-counter medications that can be used to make the drug.
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The bill is expected to give federal drug regulators significantly more money and power to ensure the safety of the nationâs drug supply.
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The District could become the first jurisdiction in the country to license pharmaceutical sales representatives, a move a council member says would help protect doctors and patients from disreputable agents who help drive up the costs of prescription drugs.
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A House of Representatives subcommittee is expected to take up legislation next week meant to bolster the Food and Drug Administration's ability to monitor prescription drug side effects, the panel's chairman said in a letter released on Thursday.
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U.S. customs officials will still  seize prescription drugs imported from Canada through the mail  but will hand over enforcement to federal health officials in a  policy reversal that one lawmaker said would benefit consumers  seeking cheaper medicines.
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By Mike Peters, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Sep. 11--Q -- I was getting some Children's Motrin at Wal-Mart, and I had to pick it up at the pharmacists' counter, which I understand because of the laws against the manufacture of methamphetamines.
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Starting Jan. 1, 2005, congested Illinois shoppers will be able to buy only two packages of cold medicine at a time, thanks to legislation Gov.
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Some want tighter control of ads, in part to stem overuse of pills.
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By Schuster, Joe  The Ohio legislature is considering a bill that, if made law, would prevent cities from suing companies that once marketed lead- based coatings.