Friday, April 19, 2013
"Smurfing" is buying cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine in order to sell it to meth cooks. Attorney General Chris Koster joined forces with public officials to kick off this effort in the St. Louis region.
KMOX’s Kevin Killeen wanted to know what St. Louis Chief of Police Sam Dotson was doing in Ladue. Another reporter asked Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster if a press conference targeting in Ladue targeting the meth problem meant methamphetamine had found its way to this part of the county. No, Koster said. "Our meth problem is all over the state,” he said at a conference at Ladue Pharmacy Thursday to launch an anti-smurfing campaign throughout St. Louis. "Ladue Pharmacy was just gracious enough to be the host of our announcement." "Smurfing" is the practice of purchasing cold and allergy medicines containing pseudo-ephedrine for the purpose of selling to methamphetamine cooks. A parade of public officials spoke before the cameras, …
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Zephrex-D, the decongestant touted as a tool in the fight against meth labs, is now available at Walgreens, Walmart and CVS.
Zephrex D is now available in several national and regional retailers. As previously reported by Patch, the decongestant was availble at Walgreens last week. It is now available at Walmart and CVS across the St. Louis area. Zephrex-D is manufactured by Maryland Heights based Highland Pharmaceuticals. Westport Pharmaceuticals is a subsidiary of Highland. Paul Hemings, vice president and general manager with Westport Pharmaceuticals, tells Patch "tamper-resistant" Zephrex-D is only being sold in the St. Louis market, including St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson counties. As previously reported by Patch, Zephrex-D is being touted as a decongestant that cannot be converted into methamphetamine, but also provides users the same relief as …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Zephrex-D, a new decongestant, which drug agents say cannot be converted into methamphetamine, is set to hit St. Louis pharmacies this month. A prescription will not be required to purchase the drug in some areas.
Zephrex-D, a new decongestant that its manufacturer and St. Louis area drug agents say cannot be converted into methamphetamine, is set to hit St. Louis pharmacies this month. As previously reported by Patch, Zephrex D is expected to be available in St. Louis area pharmacies in November. Since its maker and drug agents say it cannot be converted into meth, it will also be sold without a prescription in some counties that have recently passed ordinances requiring a prescription to purchasepseudoephedrine products like Claritin-D and Allegra-D. Zephrex-D is manufactured by Maryland Heights based Highland Pharmaceuticals. Westport Pharmaceuticals is a subsidiary of Highland. Paul Hemings, with Westport Pharmaceuticals, isn't giving specifics …
Angela K. Johnson
5:52 am on Saturday, April 20, 2013
This would be the best thing that could happen to the 'drug business'. Please tell me it's true! Please tell me it's going to take place! Bottom line, tell me it's going to save lives! Angie J. FL more ›