Delaware General Assembly

Signed 6/16/16

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

4/19/16

Bentz

Sen. Poore

Reps. Baumbach, Bennett, Heffernan, Keeley, Viola, Wilson
Sen. Hall-Long, Hocker, Richardson

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DEXTROMETHORPHAN.

?This bill will ban the sale of dextromethorphan (DXM) to those under 18 years of age without a prescription to help combat the small number of teens who abuse DXM.  Every year, millions of Americans use over-the-counter (OTC) medicines containing DXM to relieve cough symptoms.  Cough medicine with DXM has been available over the counter in the United States for more than 50 years and is safe and effective when taken as recommended.  This would maintain access to effective OTC cough medicine for Delawareans who use it to treat cough symptoms associated with colds and the flu while limiting access to the adolescents who might abuse it.

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