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As of September 12, 2026 at 6:32 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The drug was made prescription-only in 2011 because of its use in the manufacture of P.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Developing. Only 2 sources are matched, and the source map is still narrow. Useful to watch, not enough to draw conclusions yet.
Same-event confidenceDevelopingNot enough sources yet to confirm this is the same specific event.
Framing confidenceHiddenWording-gap score not shown — same-event match is still developing.
Wording differs, but the match is too narrow to read confidently yet.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftNo matching source in this bucket yet.Optics keeps watching for pickup.
CenterMedicine company bids to get pseudoephedrine out from behind pharmacy countersThe New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.Optics keeps watching for pickup.
SEE THE HEADLINES
Medicine company bids to get pseudoephedrine out from behind pharmacy counters
The drug was made prescription-only in 2011 because of its use in the manufacture of P.
Open sourceMedicine company bids to get pseudoephedrine out from behind pharmacy counters
The cold and flu drug was made prescription-only in 2011 because of its use in the manufacture of methamphetamine or P.
Open sourceDetailsScore hidden · 2 sources · 1 bias buckets
Score hidden until the match is cleanerLow confidence2 sources · 1 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 1 bucketFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 12, 5:10 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Sep 12, 6:32 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.