Retailer Information

Retailers interested in the DMD Pharmaceuticals® line of over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements and their attractive profit margins should contact their local candy and tobacco wholesaler or novelty distributor to find out if they are an authorized DMD distributor. If you need a name of an authorized DMD distributor, please fill out the Retailer Inquiry Form below, submit to DMD, and a sales representative will contact you with the requested information.

Read further to learn how you can begin allowing your customers to buy Ephedrine® Plus and other DMD Pharmaceuticals® products in your store.

Regulations

Some of the OTC medications that DMD sells contain List 1 Chemicals (ingredients that could be used in the illicit manufacturing of methamphetamine "meth") that are regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The regulations are part of the Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 (MCA '96), which specify two important obligations that retailers are required by law to follow. The first obligation of the retail segment is to limit the sale for personal use to below-threshold quantities in a single transaction to an individual for legitimate medical use. It is DMD's company policy to limit this transaction to "No More Than 2 Is The Rule" as stated in our pamphlet. Meaning any product that DMD distributes containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine will be limited to two packages per transaction. Do not allow a single customer to buy more than two packages per transaction of the following brands:

Ephedrine Plus®
Red Label Ephedrine Plus®
EPHED Plus®

The second obligation the retailers must follow under MCA '96 is to report suspicious activity to local law enforcement concerning these ingredients. Suspicious activity for retailers is defined as, but not limited to:

Anyone trying to buy Ephedrine® or EPHED Plus® products in large quantities of blister cards or boxes.
Anyone purchasing two packages repeatedly throughout the same day or on consecutive days. (This is known as "smurfing")
Large groups of people buying the minimum at the same time.
Any transaction out of the ordinary, use common sense to identify.

Under no circumstance should any employees put themselves in harms way to report suspicious activity. The participation of legitimate industry is an essential element in the fight against illegal drugs, through such voluntary programs as those previously cited. Law enforcement relies on information provided by concerned citizens in order to effectively fight chemical diversion. Limiting the number of OTC products that may be purchased at one time is an essential step. Notifying local law enforcement of attempted excess purchases has proven very useful. Please do your part, as we are doing ours.

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