There are no restrictions on phenylephrine, but two other common compounds in cold and flu drugs, pseudoephedrine and dextromethorphan, can both require ID checks.
PORTLAND, Ore. — For Oregonians, the return of cold and flu season can mean the return of the quest to figure out where — and how — to buy medication for cold and flu relief, due to the sometimes confusing combination of rules that govern the sale of some non-prescription drugs.
A KGW viewer recently wrote in asking us to VERIFY the rules in Oregon when it comes to checking customer IDs for cold medicine sales. Here’s what they had to say:
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