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Behind-the-Counter-Drug

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002946

These drugs do not require a prescription, but do require a pharmacist's approval to purchase them. Applied in the United States to the sale of pseudoephedrine containing medicines, because pseudoephedrine is the common starting material for illegal synthesis of methamphetamine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002946
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA EV-Chemical Substances-Chemical Roles
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002946",
  "term": "Behind-the-Counter-Drug",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "These drugs do not require a prescription, but do require a pharmacist's approval to purchase them. Applied in the United States to the sale of pseudoephedrine containing medicines, because pseudoephedrine is the common starting material for illegal synthesis of methamphetamine.",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Chemical Substances-Chemical Roles"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/behind-the-counter-drug/"
}

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