Do all 50 states have the same laws concerning the purchase of medication with...

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...ephedrine? I saw a segment on our local news on how pharmacy's throughout the state will now be linked together so law enforcement can trck who is buying cold pills and when in an effort to continue the fight against meth. In my state you gotta ask the pharmacist to purchase anything with ephedrine in it-you gotta be at least 18 and show your id, and you can only buy so much a month. I heard a girl in sdhool say that in florida you can buy it right off the shelf without I.d. and that there still is no limit on how much you can buy. Can anyone tell me if that is true and tell me what your state goes by concerning this issue.
 
no, each state has its own law and they are all different.

Washington State and Oregon keep it behind the counter.
 
First, I work in a pharmacy and am familiar with the laws here.

Some states require a prescription to purchase the products.

Here (in Indiana), you must be 18 and have a valid ID. We scan the barcode on the ID and require a signiture. The products must be kept behind the counter. We keep an electronic log - the county sherrif department comes in once a month or so to pick it up. We are already linked. I don't know about linking with other pharmacies, but I think the trend is going that way.

Some of this is federal law - the logs, the limits, and keeping it behind the counter. The federal law part is in all 50 states and was done to help combat meth production.
 
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