> Indeed. I've known that phenylepherine is worthless for a long while, and just make it a point to buy a pack of the real stuff every 6 months or so, so that I always have it on hand when I need it. In my state, it's controlled - you have to get it from a pharmacist (though you can do so without a prescription) - they take your driver's license and don't allow you to purchase it too often.
Sure, I could buy 6 boxes at a time. I just don't. There's not really any good reason to min-max my pseuodephedrine acquisition.
Or god forbid, you run out at work and forgot the CVS takes a siesta nationwide at 1:30.
I usually buy boxes of 48x 30mg, but even then I'd have to stash 10 boxes for it to be illegal.
Im not saying it’s unreasonable, just that the monthly limit is probably higher than he realized and he doesnt need to stockpile them.