Latest Over-the-counter drug Stories

PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Manufacturers' sales of over-the-counter (OTC) medicine through alternate retail channels have grown by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4% from 2006 through 2011, far exceeding the 2.4% overall growth rate through all retail outlets. Online sales saw the highest increase with a CAGR of 16.1%, according to the recently published OTC Retailing: U.S. Alternate Channel Analyses and Opportunities report by global consulting and...

PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Significant product recalls and the ongoing recession have seen consumer behavior change when it comes to their OTC drug purchases, according to Nonprescription Drugs USA - Consumer Research recently published by global consulting and research firm Kline & Company. Consumers admit to seeking out lower cost nonprescription drug brands either by choosing the least expensive alternative, often private-label or store brand OTCs, or by...

AFB Applauds White House and Congress for Protecting the Safety of Americans with Vision Loss NEW YORK, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On July 9, President Barack Obama signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, which brings us a step closer to ensuring Americans with vision loss have access to the important information on their prescription labels. The Act includes provisions that establish national best practices for retail and other...

The Consumer Justice Foundation, a for-profit corporation whose team of professional consumer advocates makes it its mission to provide free online educational resources regarding the potential dangers associated with certain medications, has a Web site URL located at http://www.tylenolliverfailure.com. The CJF hereby alerts the public to an article published on the Philly.com Web site that states that children who accidentally overdose on acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol,...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Acetaminophen, a widely available over-the-counter medication, can cause liver toxicity in children if doses are exceeded. It is the most common single agent responsible for a life-threatening event, longer-term illness or death. “Acetaminophen overdose is a major cause of acute liver failure and is the most common identifiable cause of acute liver failure in children,” Dr. Rod Lim of the Department of Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital in London was as...

KIRKLAND, QC, May 1, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Merck Canada supports Health Canada's initiative to ensure Canadians have quicker access to products that are switched from prescription to over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. On Thursday, April 26(th), the Federal Government announced that, as part of the Economic Action Plan 2012, it will eliminate regulatory red tape that currently delays the availability of medicines as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. "As a healthcare company, we realize...

Big Mountain Drugs is offering customers a 15 dollar coupon to help them with the financial burden of constant turnover in their medicine cabinet. New customers will be able to save $15 on their prescriptions for Advair, Lipitor, or generic Plavix. Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) April 28, 2012 Big Mountain Drugs is helping the green movement this week by offering a prescription drug coupon for everyone who recycles their unused prescriptions. The coupon code is valid for fifteen dollars off of any...

With allergy season in full swing in most parts of the country, many kids are once again faced with the task of taking their allergy medicine day-in and day-out. This year looks to be particularly daunting with the early onset of Spring and heavy pollen counts. FLAVORx makes life a little easier for everyone in the family by providing custom flavor options for children's liquid allergy medications. Columbia, Maryland (PRWEB) March 31, 2012 It seems Old Man Winter took a vacation this...

PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aided by the launch of Rx-to-OTC switch brand Allegra (Sanofi-Aventis) and strong growth of private labels, allergy relief products grew 16.3% in 2011 to become the fastest growing category on the U.S. OTC drug market, according to the Nonprescription Drugs USA 2011 report by international consulting and research firm Kline & Company. The U.S. OTC drug market posted a gain of 2.4% reaching $21.4 billion in 2011 at the manufacturers'...

Consumer Healthcare Products Association supports a consumer-centric approach to switch that embraces new technologies and is supported by data WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) provided remarks to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today at the agency's public hearing, "Using Innovative Technologies and Other Conditions of Safe Use To Expand Which Drug Products Can Be Considered Nonprescription."...