Need cold medicine? Keep your ID handy [will have to have ID logged to buy cold medication]

Pajamas Media ^ | Jun 2, 2006

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Why would you not want drugs regulated?

Because government-granted monopolies are as bad as any other kind of monopoly.

In the 1950s, before Medicare and Medicaid and when you could buy codeine cough medicine over-the-counter, medical expenses were 1% of GDP.

Now that the Feds run the entire health care system and just about anything stronger than aspirin is a controlled substance, medical costs are 15% of GDP and growing.

What part of that math confuses you?

[virginiaspook]

I would have told her to drop dead, too! Sheesh, you were there to get cold meds - not a TS/SCI!

Last night, I listened to a radio show that most people consider to be rather wacky but it does offer some interesting perspectives on different issues. The man being interviewed rather blatantly said that we (Americans) are becoming a police state. I've had the same thought a few times - and it's certainly unfortunate that many Americans are so complacent.

[MD_Willington_1976]

Forgot to add that they do not however ID me to buy acetone and hydrogen peroxide, nor do they ID me to buy aluminium radiator stop leak and 34-0-0 rapid green (non urea) lawn fertilizer

BOOOM

[non-anonymous]

I was forced to get a prescription for Claritin-D when Minnesota limited OTC sales to 20 per month. But lo and behold my insurance plan started covering it around that time and now it's only $3 a month, far less than I used to pay.

[SteveMcKing]

"Legalize drugs, or else we will steal and murder for them!"

 

That's a threat, an extortion tactic from drug users who are willing to kill for their habit. Such advocates should be jailed for the crimes of threatening to commit murder and robbery.

Or they should shut up. But don't make threats in any case.

[A CA Guy]

For heaven's sake, the cost of drugs are high because of having to make some profit back on the billions of dollars in research it costs to make some of these drugs.

It's not like every drug and research project worked out.
Think of it like the music business. you promote 20 and maybe 1 makes it.
Same with the drugs. They try maybe 50 times and get one good marketable result.

So the reason it is more expensive is they handle harder problems medically and maybe 50 research projects failed to get the one good medication.

Putting some drugs behind the counters as well as putting glue and spray cans behind glass is to prevent miss use of the products, not for monopolies IMO.

[freepatriot32]

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[goldstategop]

These are the same people who tell us its impossible to know where illegal aliens are in this country but its a matter of life and death that they learn if Joe Six Pack has purchased a nasal spray for his cold. Talk about a misplaced sense of priorities!

(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")

[TommyDale]

One local neighborhood family of 6 all have allergies. The mom went to the drug store and was informed that she could not purchase enough medication for her family. She couldn't even get enough for the 4 kids. Outrageous.

[jmc813]

Why would you not want drugs regulated?

Dude, this is Sudafed for crying out loud!

[Chickensoup]

In Maine every prescription for any controlled substance is on an internet database available to all pharmacists Nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, medical assistants and doctors in the state. Courtesy of Dora Mills and others! Her brother is running for governor. that is the man who wanted to kibosh homeschooling.

[jmc813]

Putting some drugs behind the counters as well as putting glue and spray cans behind glass is to prevent miss use of the products, not for monopolies IMO.

Wouldn't you agree as a conservative that that choice should be made by individual business owners?

[A CA Guy]

Which is used in bulk to create a bad drug.

Same reason we put some glues and spray cans behind glass in hardware stores.

You can get stuff, you just will have trouble getting crates of stuff. :-)

[stands2reason]

The new regulations, passed in March as part of the USA Patriot Act, are being phased in over the next several months.

WTF??? Aww, hell no!

[stands2reason]

Your bigger concern is pharmacies deciding it's not worth it and stop carrying it.

[stands2reason]

Guys, it says in the article this is federal law, part of the new Patriot Act.

Does anyone have a problem with this besides me?

[discostu]

The problem with putting those things behind the glass "to prevent misuse" is that it assumes we're all criminals. We're supposed to be innocent until proved guilty in this country, making us sign off to buy non-prescription cold medication or spray paint because some people do stupid things with them breaks that presumption of innocence.

[stands2reason]

Don't blame the homos, it ain't just a "gay" drug.

[goldstategop]

Illegal aliens are undocumented and are rewarded for breaking the law. Lazy and shiftless Americans with ID are punished for obeying the law. Si Puede!

(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")

[A CA Guy]

Wouldn't you agree as a conservative that that choice should be made by individual business owners?

No, because they are profit oriented and are not interested as to what happens to the consumer when they leave their store.

Kids can be sniffing their glue, using drugs made from their store and the store owner would never consider the issue at all.