April 21, 2005

Over the Counter?

I would like to point out that your life will probably not be enriched by this post.

Target has decided to fight the war on Meth. This is lame. Here's why: I don't make Meth. Cold medicine is non-prescription medicine. Why should I have to show identification to buy it? Why should I have to sign for it, as some are lobbying to require? Why should it require a pharmacist to sell it. Additionally, I don't go to Target for my prescription drugs because their pharmacy isn't open late enough. How will I get cold medicine if I wake up at 2 AM and need it? Oh, that's right, I'll have to go to Walgreen's where it costs more.

I don't care if there's evidence that other states that have tried this have curbed meth lab arrests. (Because it's not like you can't ship it in from other places.) I'm selfish. I care about me. And what this means for me is one more thing that I can't do on a weeknight because I'm not done with my second job in time. This means that I have to keep cold medicine on hand in case I get sick in the middle of the week and can't get to a pharmacy before it closes. It's almost as bad as making cold medicine prescription again.

I would like to point out that not enough people work two jobs. If more did, they would stop making inconvenient policies and work on the damn economy.

Bastards.

Posted by LoWriter at April 21, 2005 03:15 PM
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They've been on this trend for months. Last fall they had only a couple of each out on the shelf and "limit 2 per person" signs up. A few weeks later I saw a large area of open shelf space and "available at pharmacy" signs. I haven't been in that area of the store for a while (my usual target routine involves walking to the dew isle, grabbing 4-8 6 packs, and going to the register) so don't know it it's changed since.

Posted by: Jeremy at April 21, 2005 06:06 PM

So they've started taking it off the shelf already, eh, Jeremy? Bummer.

I miss Mt. Dew. Those were good, high-energy days.

As far as updates, they said on the news last night that Congress or the State Legislature or one of those is in the process of passing a law that will make it so that you have to get a prescription to get cold medicine. If they do that, I'm getting mine from Canada. Like I'm going to pay a $20 co-pay every time I catch a cold. I have more colds than anyone else on earth.

Posted by: Lo at April 22, 2005 10:14 AM