United States of America - Pharmacies that engage in over-the-counter sales of tablet forms of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine must keep those products behind the pharmacy counter, or in a locked case within 30 feet and in a direct line of sight from a pharmacy counter staffed by an employee of the pharmacy. This law does not apply to liquid, liquid capsule, or liquid-gel capsule forms of the products. There are also new record-keeping requirements when selling one of these products. Before completing the over-the-counter sale of a product containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine, a pharmacy must require the person making the purchase to:

• display a driver's license or other form of identification containing the person's photograph and indicating that the person is 16 years of age or older; and

• sign for the purchase.

The pharmacy must make a record of the sale including:

• the name of the person making the purchase; the date of the purchase; and
• the item and number of grams purchased.

The pharmacy must take actions necessary to prevent a person who makes over-the-counter purchases of one or more products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine from obtaining more than two packages of those products in a single transaction; or six grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, or a combination of those substances.

Reference: Texas State Board of Pharmacy, on http://www.tsbp.state.tx.us