Prescription PSE Law Would Cripple Sales, Push Costs – Industry Study

Roughly 60 million people would not seek treatment for colds or allergies if prescriptions were required for pseudoephedrine products, reducing use by 83% and costing states an estimated $219.2 million in lost tax revenues over 10 years, a CHPA-backed study says. Proponents of an Rx approach say the costs caused by meth exceed that tax hit, and question the efficacy of other approaches to preventing diversion.