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I believe there isn't currently any mechanism for the U.S. FDA to restrict number of pills sold of OTC medication There are exceptions (but I'm not sure if the
by ajays 13y ago
I believe there isn't currently any mechanism for the U.S. FDA to restrict number of pills sold of OTC medication
There are exceptions (but I'm not sure if they're from the Law Enforcement side, or the FDA). For example, you can't buy Sudafed (whose active ingredient, pseudoephederine(?), is used to make meth) without severe restrictions: not more than a pack a day, need a valid ID, etc.
- rm999 13y agoPotassium is another (more bizarre) example. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101219083208AAP8SQM http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101219083208AA...
- _delirium 13y agoWhile the limit is indeed bizarrely chosen, I think that one falls into the fairly common case of the FDA setting a per-pill maximum, not a limit on overall quantities. There's a limit of 100mg potassium per pill, but afaict there aren't any controls on buying the supplements in bulk, so you could order thousands of the pills if you wanted. The total-quantity limits seem to only be on things where the DEA has gained some authority over the substance.