Fruth Pharmacy took a bold stand yesterday in hopes of helping
the fight against meth abuse.
Fruth pharmacies in West
Virginia
The Nexafed tablet contains the active ingredient
pseudoephedrine, similar to the popular brand-name allergy drug Sudafed. But if
an abuser tries to extract the pseudoephedrine out of Nexafed to make meth, it
breaks down into a thick gel that thwarts production.
Fruth Pharmacy operates 25 stores in West
Virginia and Ohio
