State Laws vary:
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Says its Prescription in Florida, but it is sold OTC in Florida.
Look at subsection 2. Seems like there are products that can be sold OTC even if it is prescription otherwise.
(2) A product containing ephedrine described in paragraphs (a)-(e) is exempt from subsection (1)
if it may lawfully be sold over the counter without a prescription under the federal act; is labeled
and marketed in a manner consistent with the pertinent United States Food and Drug Administration
Over-the-Counter Tentative Final or Final Monograph; and is manufactured and distributed for
legitimate medicinal use in a manner that reduces or eliminates the likelihood of abuse, when
considered in the context with: the package sizes and the manner of packaging of the drug product;
the name and labeling of the product; the manner of distribution, advertising, and promotion of the
product; the duration, scope, health significance, and societal cost of abuse of the particular product;
the need to provide medically important ephedrine- containing therapies to the public for United States
Food and Drug Administration approved indications on an unrestricted, over-the-counter basis; and other
facts as may be relevant to and consistent with public health and safety.
