Tag: Over-The-Counter Drugs: Misc.
FDA Panel to Again Weigh Merit of Decongestant That Many Call Useless
Agency's Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee will meet in April to consider the effectiveness of the oral version of phenylephrine
FDA Widens Warning for Contaminated Eye Products
At least 16 patients had been hospitalized earlier for an outbreak of the 'rare, extensively drug-resistant' Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria
Poll Reveals Many Parents Too Quick to Give Fever Meds to Children
One in three reach for medication to give their children at temperatures below 100.4, despite knowing that a low-grade fever helps fight infection
FDA Panel Says Opioid Overdose Antidote Safe to Sell Over the Counter
FDA advisers voted unanimously in favor of making the drug easier to access
FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Overdose Antidote More Easily Obtainable
Naloxone nasal spray can already be obtained without a prescription, but currently, buyers must get it from a pharmacist
Sleep Medication Used by 8.4 Percent of Adults in 2020
8.4 percent of adults took sleep meds every day or most days in last 30 days; women were more likely to take sleep meds than men
In Face of Tripledemic, CVS and Walgreens Limit Purchases of Pediatric Pain Meds
Medication limits are meant to 'ensure equitable access,' according to a CVS statement
FDA Moves Toward Making Overdose Antidote an Over-the-Counter Drug
If the overdose antidote drug naloxone becomes easier to obtain, it could save lives and help combat the U.S. opioid crisis
Acetaminophen Exposure in Utero Tied to Child Neurobehavioral Problems
Problems with sleep, attention seen at age 3 years in children exposed to acetaminophen in utero
Cheaper OTC Hearing Aids Should Be in Stores by October, FDA Says
Until now, people have had to pay thousands of dollars for a device that could only be adjusted by a professional audiologist
