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2024 DEC 7 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Data detailed on Drug Research have been presented. According to news reporting [...]

2023 NOV 11 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Current study results on geriatrics and gerontology have been published. According to [...]

In Queensland, take home Naloxone (THN) is available over the counter at pharmacies for a fee or with a prescription. However, financial and legal difficulties are seen as barriers to [...]

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical announced the successful completion of an End-of-phase 2 (EOP2) meeting with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the DTX301 ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency gene therapy programme. [...]

Americans spent $22 billion on nutritional supplements in 2006--a fraction of the nearly $300 billion dollars spent on prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals. (1) Today, more patients take a plethora [...]

Many factors must be considered when switching a drug from prescription status to over-the-counter availability. Doctors, insurance companies, health care plans, and the drug's manufacturer may oppose or support the switch. The FDA has the final authority and more than 200 prescription drugs are now available without a prescription.

2016 DEC 3 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Fresh data on Mosquito-Borne Diseases - Malaria are presented in a new [...]

Byline: Ashley Weatherford Differin, ye olde acne drug of your teens and 20s is now available over the counter. The (http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm510362.htm) FDA approved the clear gel for over-the-counter use today. [...]

If U.S. medical trends alone explained recent fluctuations in the sales of over-the-counter (OTC) products, then it would appear that the number of insomnia-driven night owls is on the rise, […]

More than one-third of adult patients who visit primary care clinicians meet the criteria for metabolic syndrome. Although definitions and criteria can vary, the prevailing characteristic is central obesity (Table [...]

Pharmacies stand to lose millions of pounds under government proposals to allow dispensing doctors to sell OTC medicines. The Department of Health expects between #7 million and #24m worth of [...]

Pharmaceutical companies must unite with pharmacists to provide consumers with relevant advice on over-the-counter medicines, industry representatives have said. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare's European president, Manfred Scheske, told other pharma chiefs: [...]

Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methodology Literature review Discussion Concluding remakes and recommendation Appendices References Abstract In Bangladesh the tendency of the mass people to buy medicines without proper prescription [...]

Byline: Behen, Madonna Drugstore in decision : You feel too horrible to sort through the dizzying array of meds in aisle six. Which is why we've done the work for [...]

Happy New Year and welcome to the new-look OTC. We've had a makeover (no cosmetic surgery, though) and we hope you like the finished result, because we love it! We've [...]

Industry Customer care can capture trade from internet Max Gosney Bricks and mortar pharmacies must become more customer friendly to capture OTC trade from internet rivals, a pharmaceutical industry expert [...]

Reflect Amorolfine will soon be available for OTC sale for the treatment of some nail infections. Do you know: * Who is most at risk of fungal nail infection? * [...]

According to the Food & Drug Administration, nearly half the U.S. population uses so-called dietary supplements, including ephedra, which, because of its alleged ability to cause weight loss as well [...]

Walk into any drugstore these days and you'll likely be overwhelmed by the variety of medications you can buy without a prescription. More than 100,000 over-the-counter (OTC) products fill the [...]

For more than 125 years, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association has helped over-the-counter medicine providers make their products easier for consumers to access. And yet, CHPA has never been more [...]

A guide on the use of over-the-counter drugs such as antihistamines and both oral and inhaled decongestants are presented. Side effects, dosage, and proper usage of the drugs are also discussed. It is more advisable to consult one's physician first before taking or using the drugs, especially for those who are pregnant, breastfeeding or aged 60 years old and above. Precautions before adminiistering to children are also included.