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The Oregonian has some more news on the nanny state in Oregon.Limiting perscriptions raises prices:

The new law requires products with pseudoephedrine to be treated as a Schedule III drug. That means doctors can prescribe the product over the phone and consumers could get up to five refills in a six-month period.

That is an "extreme" measure that could drive up health-care costs, said Virginia Cox, a spokeswoman for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, which represents manufacturers of over-the-counter drugs. She said it poses a particular hardship to consumers who don't have health insurance.

Higher health care costs doesn't bother Oregons political leadership.