I just checked the box of Sudafed I have - it states on the box "Does not contain pseudoephedrine"....so that is why I had no problem buying it. And why my husband says it doesn't work as well.
Whoah! Thanks for the tip, I'll read labels more carefully now.
You're right that they sell the unworking variety over the counter. We picked up a box of that stuff, and I said, "But it's not going to work." The variety we ended up buying had 10 or 12 pills in it, and it did have the pseudoephedrine in it. However, the girl at the pharmacy still had to record it. She said they are still putting that on the shelf because it is harder for meth producers to make meth from it.