What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe contraceptive pill should be available over the counter without the need for a doctor's prescription, according to an editorial in The Lancet (4 September 1993).
Like so many thousands of others, I have been a victim of an over-the-counter (OTC) drug. They're the drugs that are freely available from chemists without the need of a prescription. ...
About half of all senior patients take several prescribed or over-the-counter (OTC) drugs simultaneously, and frequently over prolonged periods. Many conditions mistakenly considered new diseases are, in fact, unrecognised drug interactions
Alopecia hits men and women on different parts of the head and in varying degrees. Men tend to lose hair along the scalp, while women's hair starts thinning from the front part of the head.
Are over-the-counter (OTC) medicines all that they’re cracked up to be? GPs and other health professionals are encouraged to recommend OTC cough medicines as the first line of treatment for acute cough, but trial evidence so far doesn’t support this.
Our story last time about the dangers of statins has clearly struck a chord with drug regulators in the UK who are now making them available over-the-counter. So anyone can pop into their local pharmacy and pick up a supply of these great drugs that...
More than half of all three year olds in America are currently taking an over the counter (OTC) drug, even though some can cause serious side effects, especially if taken with prescribed drugs. ...
Pharmacists should be looking out for any serious reactions among their customers who are able to buy a growing range of powerful drugs over the counter. ...
