Grace period ends on enforcement of meth bill

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- The grace period for pharmacies to move pseudoephedrine tablets behind store counters or in a locked case is now over.<br/><br/>Pseudoephedrine is found in many common cold medications

Monday, June 7th 2004, 3:53 pm

By: News On 6

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- The grace period for pharmacies to move pseudoephedrine tablets behind store counters or in a locked case is now over.

Pseudoephedrine is found in many common cold medications and the tablets are a key ingredient in making methamphetamine.

A bill passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Henry allows the tablets to be sold only by pharmacists to people who provide a photo ID and a signature.

A two-month grace period for pharmacies to move the tablets behind the counter or to a secure location in the store expired Sunday.

Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs spokesman Mark Woodward meth lab seizures are down significantly since the law passed.