Pharmacist fears return of pseudoephedrine may mean more burglaries - a podcast by RNZ

A pharmacist fears bringing back over the counter cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine, an ingredient used to make meth, will see the return of P houses and chemist shop burglaries. Losening the rules around the medicine is an ACT policy, agreed to by National in its coalition deal. And its part of the new government's 100 day work prgramme. The drug has been prescription only since 2011, a policy introduced by the National Prime Minister of the day John Key. Key was concerned about backyard cooks and gangs using the medicine to make Meth or P. Mangawhai Pharmacist Lanny Wong speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6342035877112

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