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Some drugs may be legally classified as over-the-counter (i.e. no prescription is required), but may only be dispensed by a pharmacist after an assessment of the patient's needs or the provision of patient education. Regulations detailing the establishments where drugs may be sold, who is authorized to dispense them, and whether a prescription ...
Because of the risks of this medication, people taking alpha-blockers, over-the-counter nitrate supplements (like amyl nitrate, isosorbide mononitrate, isosorbide dinitrate, or nitroglycerin) or ...
Rhino pills and other non-prescription supplements aren’t regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) like medications are, and there’s rarely much science to back their claims.
Sildenafil and other PDE 5 inhibitors are used off-label to alleviate vasospasm and treat severe ischemia and ulcers in fingers and toes for people with secondary Raynaud's phenomenon; [9] [21] these drugs have moderate efficacy for reducing the frequency and duration of vasospastic episodes. [9]
The Opill birth control pill is approved for over-the-counter sale, but it will not be available immediately. Here is when and where people will be able to get it.
For this reason, producers of drugs such as OTC analgesics wanting to emphasize the strength of their product developed the "caplet", a portmanteau [6] of capsule-shaped tablet, [7] [8] in order to tie this positive association to more efficiently produced tablet pills as well as being an easier-to-swallow shape than the usual disk-shaped tablet.
A first of its kind, Opill will be available across the country within a month, according to its manufacturer.
Oral contraceptives, abbreviated OCPs, also known as birth control pills, are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control. The introduction of the birth control pill ("the Pill") in 1960 revolutionized the options for contraception, sparking vibrant discussion in the scientific and social science literature and in the media.