# Tennessee — prescription exemption from purchase limits — Pseudoephedrine purchase limits: federal gram limits and stricter state rules

For Tennessee, jurisdiction is Tennessee — prescription exemption from purchase limits; prescription or other restriction is shall not apply to a person who obtains the product or products pursuant to a valid prescription issued by a licensed healthcare practitioner; statute or regulation citation is Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-431(c)(3), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee — prescription exemption from purchase limits _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Prescription or other restriction:** shall not apply to a person who obtains the product or products pursuant to a valid prescription issued by a licensed healthcare practitioner _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or regulation citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-431(c)(3) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The prohibitions contained in this subsection (c) shall not apply to a person who obtains the product or products pursuant to a valid prescription issued by a licensed healthcare practitioner authorized to prescribe by the laws of the state.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-39-criminal-offenses/tn-code-sect-39-17-431/

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [Pseudoephedrine purchase limits: federal gram limits and stricter state rules](https://referencesource.org/pseudoephedrine-purchase-limits-by-state/).