Healthcare Access Laws by State

Pseudoephedrine Laws by State 2025

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Pseudoephedrine Restriction Type

Daily & Monthly
Daily Limit
Federal Law
Illegal
Monthly Limit
Pharmacy Only
Prescription required
Storage Limits
State
Pseudoephedrine Restriction Type
Additional Details of Pseudoephedrine Law
Pennsylvania Flag
PennsylvaniaStorage LimitsPSE products must be stored behind a counter where the public is not permitted
Mississippi Flag
MississippiPrescription requiredMay only dispensed pursuant to valid prescription of a practitioner
Kansas Flag
KansasPharmacy OnlyProducts 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
Alaska Flag
AlaskaMonthly LimitProducts 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
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ArkansasMonthly LimitNo 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 in any 30-day period. Purchaser must be at least 18 years old
Delaware Flag
DelawareMonthly LimitNo more than 9 g within a 30-day period
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IllinoisMonthly LimitNo 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
Kentucky Flag
KentuckyMonthly LimitConsumers 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
LouisianaMonthly LimitMay not sell or distribute in a quantity greater than 9g of EPH, PSE, and PPA within a 30 day period
Minnesota Flag
MinnesotaMonthly LimitSingle transactions limited to no more than 2 packages or 6 grams. Purchaser may not acquire more than 6 grams per 30 days
Montana Flag
MontanaMonthly LimitSales limited to no more than 9 grams of nonexempt PSE or EPH products per thirty days
New Jersey Flag
New JerseyMonthly LimitSales 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
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OregonMonthly LimitA 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
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South DakotaMonthly LimitNo person may purchase, and no retailer may sell, in a single transaction, more than 2 packages of PSE. No person may possess, receive, or otherwise acquire more than 9 grams of EPH base, PSE base, or (PPA) base in any product within any 30-day period
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TennesseeMonthly LimitSales 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
New Hampshire Flag
New HampshireIllegalNo 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
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ConnecticutFederal LawThere are no state laws or regulations of OTC sales of PSE products in Connecticut. Applicable Federal laws and rules are observed
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MarylandFederal LawThere are no state laws or regulations of OTC sales of PSE products in Maryland. Applicable Federal laws and rules are observed
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MassachusettsFederal LawThere are no state laws or regulations of OTC sales of PSE products in Massachusetts. Applicable Federal laws and rules are observed
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New YorkFederal LawThere are no state laws or regulations of OTC sales of PSE products in New York. Applicable Federal laws and rules are observed
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Rhode IslandFederal LawThere are no state laws or regulations of OTC sales of PSE products in Rhode Island. Applicable Federal laws and rules are observed
California Flag
CaliforniaDaily LimitNo 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
ColoradoDaily LimitPurchases 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
Florida Flag
FloridaDaily LimitIn 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
Idaho Flag
IdahoDaily LimitUnlawful for any retailer to knowingly sell, transfer or furnish more than 3.6 grams of PSE in a single day
Iowa Flag
IowaDaily LimitRetailer or employee of retailer may not knowingly sell more than one package containing 3.6 mg of PSE to a person in a twenty-four-hour period
Maine Flag
MaineDaily LimitRetailer 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
Michigan Flag
MichiganDaily LimitMay not sell more 3.6 grams of EPH or PSE alone or in a mixture to any individual on any single calendar day
Missouri Flag
MissouriDaily Limit3.6 grams per person per 24 hour period for all products without regard to the number of transactions
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NebraskaDaily LimitNo more than 3.6 g of PSE/ PPA/EPH to be sold to or purchased by a customer per 24 hours
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NevadaDaily LimitA retail distributor may not sell or transfer to the same person in the same calendar day more than 3.6 grams of EPH base
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North CarolinaDaily LimitPer 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
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North DakotaDaily LimitSales limited to packages of no more than 2 grams of one or more scheduled listed chemical products calculated in terms of PSE base. Daily sales without regard to the number of over the counter sales limited to no more than 3.6 grams. No sales to person under 18 years old.
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South CarolinaDaily LimitRetailer may not sell to an individual in any single day more than 3.6g of PSE.
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UtahDaily LimitSales limited to 3.6 grams of EPH, PSE or PPA, regardless of the number of transactions, during any 24-hour period.
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WisconsinDaily LimitMay not sell more than 4 ounces per 48 hours of a product containing PSE
Alabama Flag
AlabamaDaily & MonthlyNo 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.
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ArizonaDaily & MonthlyA 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
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaDaily & MonthlyNo 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
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HawaiiDaily & MonthlyProducts containing no more than 3.6 grams per day and 9 grams per 30 days
Indiana Flag
IndianaDaily & MonthlyNo person may purchase products containing more than 3.6 grams of EPH, PSE or both in one day, or more than 7.2 grams of EPH or PSE or both in a 30 day
New Mexico Flag
New MexicoDaily & MonthlyPurchases are limited to 3.6 grams per day and no more than 9 grams per 30 days
Ohio Flag
OhioDaily & MonthlyPurchases are limited to 3.6 grams per day and no more than 9 grams per 30 days
Oklahoma Flag
OklahomaDaily & MonthlySales limited to 3.6 g of any product, mixture, or preparation per day and 7.2 g of product, mixture, or preparation per 30-day period
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TexasDaily & MonthlyPer person OTC purchases are limited to 3.6 grams of PSE per calendar day and 9 grams per 30 days
Vermont Flag
VermontDaily & MonthlyRetailers may not knowingly sell an individual customer more than 3.6 grams PSE per 24-hours or 9 grams per 30 days
Virginia Flag
VirginiaDaily & MonthlyPharmacy 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
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WashingtonDaily & MonthlyNo pharmacy or retail may sell in a single transaction a total of more than 3.6 grams in any 24-hour period or more than 9 grams per purchaser in any 30 day period.
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West VirginiaDaily & MonthlyMay be sold, delivered, or provided only in licensed pharmacies, behind the pharmacy counter, by a pharmacist, registered pharmacy intern, or registered pharmacy technician, Limited to NO more than 3.6 g per day, 7.2 g in a 30 day period
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WyomingDaily & MonthlyNo person shall obtain more than 3.6 grams per calendar day or 9 grams during any 30 day period.