# North Carolina — tablets sold only from behind a pharmacy counter, never self-service — Pseudoephedrine purchase limits: federal gram limits and stricter state rules

For North Carolina, jurisdiction is North Carolina — tablets sold only from behind a pharmacy counter, never self-service; prescription or other restriction is shall be stored and sold behind a pharmacy counter; statute or regulation citation is N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-113.52(b), recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **Jurisdiction:** North Carolina — tablets sold only from behind a pharmacy counter, never self-service _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Prescription or other restriction:** shall be stored and sold behind a pharmacy counter _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or regulation citation:** N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-113.52(b) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Pseudoephedrine products shall not be offered for retail sale by self-service, but shall be stored and sold in the following manner: Any pseudoephedrine product in the form of a tablet or caplet containing pseudoephedrine as the sole active ingredient or in combination with other active ingredients shall be stored and sold behind a pharmacy counter.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-90-medicine-and-allied-occupations/nc-gen-st-sect-90-113-52/

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-08-19.
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