Understand the difference between over-the-counter drugs and prescription drugs and their purposes. Explore some various common examples of each type.
These key players are implementing different strategic initiatives to improve their shares in the market for over the counter drugs. OTC or over the counter drugs are pharmaceutical products that are considered safe to buy without the requirement of a prescription from a medical professional. These ...
We defined medication use as the use of at least 1 prescription or over-the-counter medication or dietary supplement at least daily or weekly and defined concurrent use as the regular use of at least 2 medications. We used Micromedex to identify potential major drug-drug interactions. Main ...
Methods We analyzed all print and broadcast advertisements from 4 commonly used prescription drugs that were the subject of extensive DTCA promotion before and after OTC shift: loratidine (OTC in 2002), omeprazole (in 2004), orlistat (in 2007), and cetirizine (in 2008). Television and print...
Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are highly effective for treating these symptoms [2] and have become available worldwide without a prescription for self-treating frequent heartburn [3, 4]. Esomeprazole is a PPI that has recently become available over-the-counter (OTC) for treating frequent heart...
ObjectiveThe aim of this paper was to develop a guideline on the over-the-counter management of gastroesophageal reflux disease with proton pump inhibitors (i.e. omeprazole).SettingA meeting of internationally renowned gastroenterologists in January 2009, in Berlin, Germany.MethodsAn expert panel gro...
over-the-counter drugs; codeine; pseudoephedrine; loperamide; diphenhydramine; dimenhydrinate; benzydamine 1. Introduction Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are pharmaceutical products that are dispensed from pharmacies without a prescription. More and more people turn to self-medication due to the easy ...