State leaders say they have a new plan to stop methamphetamine abuse but keep letting Oklahomans buy cough and cold medicine over the counter.

They want to link Oklahoma to databases from other states and track exactly what people are buying.

When people go into a pharmacy to buy cold medicine, they have to enter their name into a statewide database. Right now, however, there is no way to track anyone out of the state. But a new piece of legislation could help police crackdown on meth-makers.

Spring allergy season is already here which means many people will be flooding local pharmacies.

"I'm all for keeping the meth problem under control," said Pharmacist Dani Lynch.

Lynch is in favor of House Bill 2941. The legislation would enforce tighter restrictions on pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient for making meth.

Right now pharmacists use a statewide database to target people who are abusing the over-the-counter drug, but the bill would take the legislation would take it a step further.

"With this new legislation, it is going to link us with other states, which I've always been a fan of because what we're doing is just sending our problem across the border," said Lynch.

The bill also limits the amount people can buy. If the legislation passes people would only be able to purchase about three boxes per month.

The bill was already approved by a Senate subcommittee and will now advance to a full Senate appropriations committee.

If it becomes law, pharmacists won't let people buy any pseudoephedrine for three days if they exceed the daily limit.