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Washington State Seeks to Log Those Who Buy Some Over-the-counter Medicine

Washington state legislators have approved a bill that places restrictions on the sale of Sudafed, Claritin-D and other nonprescription drugs. The idea is to make it tougher for people to obtain large quantities of common remedies that also contain chemicals used to produce the illegal stimulant methamphetamine. The bill requires stores to demand photo identification for the purchase of some over-the-counter medicines and keep a log of who buys the drugs - records that will be open to police.

Bill to fight meth stirs privacy worries, HeraldNet, April 28, 2005.