Pseudoephedrine Laws by State 2025

State
Pseudoephedrine Laws
Alabama Flag
AlabamaNo person shall deliver, sell, or purchase products sold over-the-counter that contain a combined total of more than 3.6 grams per calendar day or more than 7.5 grams per 30 days, of ephedrine base or pseudoephedrine base. The purchaser must be 18 years of age and present a valid, government-issued ID card or passport.
Alaska Flag
AlaskaProducts dispensed pursuant to prescription are not subject to purchase and possession limits. No person may purchase or possess more than 6 g of PSE, EPH or PPA per 30 days unless dispensed pursuant to a prescription
Arizona Flag
ArizonaA retailer shall not sell to the same person, and a person shall not purchase, products containing more than 3.6 grams per day or more than 9 grams per 30- day period of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine base
Arkansas Flag
ArkansasNo more than 3 packages containing one or more products; or a single package containing more than 96 pills, tablets, gelcaps, capsules or other individual units. Purchaser must be at least 18 years old
California Flag
CaliforniaNo retailer may sell in a single transaction more than 3 packages or 9 grams of a product containing EPH, PSE, NPSE or PPA
Colorado Flag
ColoradoPurchases of EPH, PSE and PPA products are limited to 3.6 grams or a combination of two or more methamphetamine precursor drugs per person within a 24 hour period
Connecticut Flag
ConnecticutThere are no state laws or regulations of OTC sales of PSE products in Connecticut. Applicable Federal laws and rules are observed
Delaware Flag
DelawareNo more than 9 g within a 30-day period
Florida Flag
FloridaIn any single day, a person may not knowingly obtain or deliver to an individual through an OTC (retail) sale any number of packages of a nonprescription compound, mixture, or preparation containing more than 3.6 grams of PSE/EPH/PPA
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaNo person shall distribute or purchase any nonprescription product containing more than 3.6 grams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine per day in dosage form or more than 9 grams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine per 30 day period in dosage form of any product
Hawaii Flag
HawaiiProducts containing no more than 3.6 grams per day and 9 grams per 30 days
Idaho Flag
IdahoUnlawful for any retailer to knowingly sell, transfer or furnish more than 3.6 grams of PSE in a single day
Illinois Flag
IllinoisNo retail distributor operating a pharmacy, and no pharmacist or pharmacy technician, shall knowingly distribute to a single person in any 30-day period products containing more than a total of 7,500 milligrams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, their salts or optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers
Indiana Flag
IndianaSales of products in packages containing more than 60 mg of EPH or PSE are limited to 3.6g/7.2g per transaction
Iowa Flag
IowaRetailer or employee of retailer may not knowingly sell more than one package containing 3.6g of PSE to a person in a twenty-four-hour period
Kansas Flag
KansasProducts may only be sold or distributed in a licensed pharmacy by a licensed pharmacist, a registered pharmacy technician or a pharmacy intern or student supervised by a licensed pharmacist
Kentucky Flag
KentuckyConsumers may not purchase more than 7.2 g of EPH, PSE or PPA in solid dose products to an individual within a 30 day period
Louisiana Flag
LouisianaMay not sell or distribute in a quantity greater than 9g of EPH, PSE, and PPA within a 30day period
Maine Flag
MaineRetailer may not sell to the same person a targeted methamphetamine precursor that causes the sales to that person of targeted methamphetamine precursors within a 24-hour period to exceed 3.6 grams
Maryland Flag
MarylandThere are no state laws or regulations of OTC sales of PSE products in Maryland. Applicable Federal laws and rules are observed
Massachusetts Flag
MassachusettsThere are no state laws or regulations of OTC sales of PSE products in Massachusetts. Applicable Federal laws and rules are observed
Michigan Flag
MichiganMay not sell more 3.6 grams of EPH or PSE alone or in a mixture to any individual on any single calendar day
Minnesota Flag
MinnesotaSingle transactions limited to no more than 2 packages or 6 grams. Purchaser may not acquire more than 6 grams per 30 days
Mississippi Flag
MississippiMay only dispensed pursuant to valid prescription of a practitioner
Missouri Flag
Missouri3.6 grams per person per 24 hour period for all products without regard to the number of transactions
Montana Flag
MontanaSales limited to no more than 9 grams of nonexempt PSE or EPH products per thirty days
Nebraska Flag
NebraskaNo more than 3.6 g of PSE/ PPA/EPH to be sold to or purchased by a customer per 24 hours
Nevada Flag
NevadaA retail distributor may not sell or transfer to the same person in the same calendar day more than 3.6 grams of EPH base
New Hampshire Flag
New HampshireNo person shall knowingly and unlawfully possess a drug product containing pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine with the intent to use the product as a precursor to manufacture methamphetamine or another controlled substance
New Jersey Flag
New JerseySales of single entity and combination EPH, PSE and PPA products are limited to three packages or any number of packages that contain a total of nine grams of PSE
New Mexico Flag
New Mexicopurchases are limited to 3.6 grams per day and no more than 9 grams per 30 days
New York Flag
New YorkThere are no state laws or regulations of OTC sales of PSE products in New York. Applicable Federal laws and rules are observed
North Carolina Flag
North CarolinaPer calendar day: No person may purchase or deliver more than 3.6 grams of any nonexempt PSE or EPH product per transaction unless sold pursuant to a prescription
North Dakota Flag
North DakotaSales limited to packages of no more than 2 grams of one or more scheduled listed chemical products calculated in terms of PSE base
Ohio Flag
OhioNo retailer or terminal distributor of dangerous drugs or their employee may sell nonexempt PSE or EPH products to anyone younger than 18 years of age unless the purchaser has a prescription for the products
Oklahoma Flag
OklahomaMay only be sold, dispensed, or distributed in a pharmacy by or under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist or registered pharmacy technician
Oregon Flag
OregonA person commits the crime of unlawful distribution if the person sells or otherwise transfers EPH, PSE or PPA products in violation of board rules or more than 9 grams to a person other than a veterinarian, physician, pharmacist, retail distributor, wholesaler, manufacturer, warehouseman or common carrier in the regular course of lawful business activities
Pennsylvania Flag
PennsylvaniaPSE products must be stored behind a counter where the public is not permitted
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode IslandThere are no state laws or regulations of OTC sales of PSE products in Rhode Island. Applicable Federal laws and rules are observed
South Carolina Flag
South CarolinaRetailer may not sell to an individual in any single day more than 3.6g of PSE
South Dakota Flag
South DakotaNo person may purchase, and no retailer may sell, in a single transaction, more than 2 packages of PSE
Tennessee Flag
TennesseeSales limited to 3 packages of non-exempt products or no more than 9 g of any PSE product (weight limit applies to total amount of PSE ) per 30 days
Texas Flag
TexasPer=person OTC purchases are limited to 3.6 grams of PSE per calendar day and 9 grams per 30 days
Utah Flag
UtahRetail distributors and mobile retail vendors must store all non-liquid scheduled listed chemical products in packaging containing blister packs, with each blister containing no more than two dosage units
Vermont Flag
VermontRetailers may not knowingly sell an individual customer more than 3.6 grams PSE per 24-hours or 9 grams per 30 days
Virginia Flag
VirginiaPharmacy or retail distributor shall be limited to no more than 3.6 grams per day and 9 grams per 30-day period per individual customer
Washington Flag
WashingtonNo pharmacy or retail may sell in a single transaction a total of more than 3.6 grams
West Virginia Flag
West VirginiaMay be sold, delivered, or provided only in licensed pharmacies, behind the pharmacy counter, by a pharmacist, registered pharmacy intern, or registered pharmacy technician
Wisconsin Flag
WisconsinMay not sell more than 4 ounces per 48 hours of a product containing PSE
Wyoming Flag
WyomingRetail sale of nonexempt PSE products are restricted to packages containing no more than 3 grams of one

Sources

  1. Alabama PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  2. Alaska PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  3. Arizona PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  4. Arkansas PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  5. California PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  6. Colorado PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  7. Connecticut PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  8. Delaware PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  9. Florida PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  10. Georgia PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  11. Hawaii PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  12. Idaho PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  13. Illinois PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  14. Indiana PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  15. Iowa PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  16. Kansas PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  17. Kentucky PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  18. Louisiana PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  19. Maine PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  20. Maryland PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  21. Massachusetts PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  22. Michigan PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  23. Minnesota PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  24. Mississippi PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  25. Missouri PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  26. Montana PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  27. Nebraska PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  28. Nevada PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  29. New Hampshire PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  30. New Jersey PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  31. New Mexico PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  32. New York PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  33. North Carolina PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  34. North Dakota PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  35. Ohio PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  36. Oklahoma PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  37. Oregon PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  38. Pennsylvania PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  39. Rhode Island PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  40. South Carolina PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  41. South Dakota PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  42. Tennessee PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  43. Texas PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  44. Utah PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  45. Vermont PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  46. Virginia PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  47. Washington PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  48. West Virginia PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  49. Wisconsin PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores
  50. Wyoming PSE Laws - National Association of Chain Drug Stores