It's already acknowledged that the overwhelming majority of people use OTC cold/allergy medicine for it's stated purpose.

Do these same people promoting these e-tracking bills want us to get the government's permission before I fill up my gas tank with gas?

After all, some nasty person might use it for something it wasn't intended for, like an insurance job. Tracking our gasoline usage and comparing it to a national database would help to cut down people using it for the wrong purpose.

Or maybe the benevolent e-tracking proponents would like us to ask their permission before we make our next purchase at Bed, Bath and Beyond?
You don't know what people will do after they browse through the cutlery department.