CHPA: Kentucky bans sale of DXM to minors

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association on Thursday welcomed Kentucky legislation that prohibits the sale of OTC medicines containing dextromethorphan to minors, enacted last week. 

 

“CHPA extends our gratitude to Gov. [Steve] Beshear, the bill sponsors – Reps. [Fitz] Steele, [Tim] Couch and [Sal] Santoro – and Kentucky Senate Judiciary Chairman Whitney Westerfield  for being leaders in the fight against teen cough medicine abuse,” stated Scott Melville, CHPA president and CEO. 

 

“When this law goes into effect, Kentucky will be the seventh state to address this problem by limiting teen access," he said. "Along with ensuring that teens will no longer be able to purchase these medicines with the intent to abuse them, this law will also help generate more parental and community awareness of dextromethorphan abuse. Often, this behavior flies under the radar, but thankfully this will not be the case in Kentucky once this law is enacted.”