Pseudoephedrine Bill Sought

{Charleston, West Virginia}...Over-the-counter pseudoephedrine is a key ingredient in the manufacturing of meth. West Virginia Delegate Don Perdue and Senator Ken Foster are continuing to press for making pseudoephedrine available by prescription only. Retailers and drug-makers are instead promoting the use of an electronic database linking pharmacies across the country in a real-time pseudoephedrine tracking system that monitors the amounts being purchased. Foster and Perdue say meth manufacturers can circumvent that by employing many people to each buy smaller quantities, and a system that tracks sales isn't enough to curb methamphetamine labs.