# Kentucky — liquid, liquid capsule and gel capsule forms are outside the section — Pseudoephedrine purchase limits: federal gram limits and stricter state rules

For Kentucky, jurisdiction is Kentucky — liquid, liquid capsule and gel capsule forms are outside the section; prescription or other restriction is The requirements of this section shall not apply to any compounds, mixtures, or preparation containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, their salts or optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers which are in liquid, liquid capsule, or gel capsule form; statute or regulation citation is Ky. Rev. Stat. 218A.1446(7), recorded from its source on 2026-10-08.

- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky — liquid, liquid capsule and gel capsule forms are outside the section _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Prescription or other restriction:** The requirements of this section shall not apply to any compounds, mixtures, or preparation containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, their salts or optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers which are in liquid, liquid capsule, or gel capsule form _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or regulation citation:** Ky. Rev. Stat. 218A.1446(7) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The requirements of this section shall not apply to any compounds, mixtures, or preparation containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, their salts or optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers which are in liquid, liquid capsule, or gel capsule form or to any compounds, mixtures, or preparations containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, or their salts or optical isomers which are deemed to be not subject to abuse upon joint review and agreement of the Office of Drug Control Policy, the Board of Pharmacy, and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

## Source

- https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55021

Last verified: 2026-10-08. Review by: 2027-10-08.
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