Korea should seek sales restriction of pseudoephedrine Products

The government needs to consider the enactment of sales restriction laws on over-the-counter (OTC) drugs containing a controversial pseudoephedrine often used in the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine, experts said.

Pseudoephedrine, a main ingredient in a number of OTC cold remedies, can be extracted by boiling down the cold medicines; toxic chemicals are then used to turn the substance ...