Measure would fight meth problem State lawmakers are taking notice of the growing methamphetamine problem, and local pharmacists this week said they would welcome a state law restricting the sales of over-the-counter medication used to make the illegal drug. South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster is pushing a bill that would allow customers to buy only three packages of cold medication containing pseudoephedrine, the active ingredient in methamphetamine. Just this week, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into law a measure putting drugs with the sole active ingredient pseudoephedrine behind the counter of retailers and pharmacies. [continues 416 words]