Bill Limits Purchases Of Cold Medicines

• {Charleston, West Virginia}...Saturday, the West Virginia Senate unanimously approved the final version of a bill which would prevent individuals from buying more than 48 grams of -pseudoephedrine in one year. The bill would also cap purchases at 3.6 grams per day and 7.2 grams per month. It also endorses a multistate tracking system for these sales, steps up scrutiny of pain drug prescriptions and clinics that dispense them and increases oversight of methadone treatment centers.