Insurers Ask FDA To Make Prescription Drugs Available Over-The-Counter
The benefits to
consumers when the FDA switches appropriate drugs to OTC status include holding down insurance costs, lower prices for medications and convenience for the consumer. Blue Cross urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to classify a drug as prescription only when it is not safe and effective for the drug to be designated as an over-the-counter (OTC) medication. More...
Over-The-Counter Benadryl More Effective For Allergy Relief Than Prescription Drugs
Allergy sufferers may soon be asking "why am I paying more for less?" when it comes to relieving
allergies. According to results of two recent studies, the leading over-the-counter (OTC) branded antihistamine has demonstrated
significant superior efficacy over the leading
prescription antihistamine.
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CDC Encourages Access To Meningococcal Vaccination Among College
Students
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that health care
professionals provide information about meningococcal disease and the availability of a
vaccine to protect against this potentially deadly bacterial infection to college freshmen living
or planning to live in dormitories.
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