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From top to bottom: mebendazole (P), amlodipine (POM), diazepam (POM), paracetamol (GSL). Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are medicines sold directly to a consumer without a requirement for a prescription from a healthcare professional, [1] as opposed to prescription drugs, which may be
Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines (medicamentos isentos de prescrição or MIPs in Portuguese): cough, cold and fever medicines, antiseptics, vitamins and others. Sold freely in pharmacies. Red stripe medicines: sold only with medical prescription. Anti-allergenics, anti-inflammatories, and other medicines.
Oxymetazoline, sold under the brand name Afrin among others, is a topical decongestant and vasoconstrictor medication. It is available over-the-counter as a nasal spray to treat nasal congestion and nosebleeds, as eye drops to treat eye redness due to minor irritation, and (in the United States) as a prescription topical cream to treat persistent facial redness due to rosacea in adults.
In contrast, over-the-counter drugs can be obtained without a prescription. The reason for this difference in substance control is the potential scope of misuse, from drug abuse to practicing medicine without a license and without sufficient education. Different jurisdictions have different definitions of what constitutes a prescription drug.
General sales list, a legal category of drugs in the UK (over-the-counter) Georgia State League, former American Class D professional baseball league; Glycosphingolipids, a subtype of glycolipids containing the amino alcohol sphingosine; GNU Scientific Library, a software library for applied mathematics and science
“Because over-the-counter/topical products are not typically regulated, there can be variability of quality, type, and concentration of vitamin E amongst the brands,” Dr. Luke notes.
Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are amplification devices that consumers who suffer from mild to moderate hearing loss can buy directly without a prescription, says Melissa Schnitzspahn, AuD ...
Over-the-counter counseling (or OTC counseling) refers to the counseling that a pharmacist may provide on the subject of initiating, modifying, or stopping an over-the-counter (OTC) drug product. [1] OTC counseling requires an assessment of the patient's self-care concerns and drug-related needs.