Posted by: robricc
Patriot Act & Tylenol - 23/05/2006 23:29
Did anyone else miss this one? I did:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060511/phth002.html?.v=54
As if the Patriot Act wasn't out of control already, showing ID to buy OTC medicine is a new level of stupidity.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060511/phth002.html?.v=54
Quote:
With allergy season approaching its height, consumers are learning that popular nonprescription remedies containing pseudoephedrine have been moved behind store counters as of April 2006.
Quote:
Consumers who want to purchase these products from their pharmacist are required to show a photo ID and are limited to purchases of 3.6 grams a day of pseudoephedrine (the equivalent of about five to seven packages of adult medication, or 10 packages of children's medication) and only nine grams over a 30-day period (approximately 12-18 packages of adult medication, or 25 packages of children's medication).
As if the Patriot Act wasn't out of control already, showing ID to buy OTC medicine is a new level of stupidity.