JEFFERSON CITY — After successfully opposing bills to require a prescription for products containing pseudoephedrine — which can be used to manufacture methamphetamine — the over-the-counter medicine industry is now backing proposals in two meth-heavy states that would curb the amount of pseudoephedrine a customer can buy and increase electronic tracking of purchases.
Missouri House members seek new limits on cold medicine purchases
Saturday, January 21, 2012 | 5:12 p.m. CST;
updated 10:33 a.m. CST, Sunday, January 22, 2012
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