STATE LEGISLATURE

Texas law will outlaw minors from buying popular cough medicine

Texas joins 18 other states that have passed similar laws restricting access to over-the-counter cough medicines like Nyquil and Robitussin that include the ingredient dextromethorphan.

By ELIZABETH BYRNE, The Texas Tribune
Posted 6/1/19

Starting in September, Texans under 18 years old will no longer be able to buy popular over-the-counter cough medicines like NyQuil and Robitussin under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed earlier this …

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