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FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray

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Today’s action paves the way for the life-saving medication to reverse an opioid overdose to be sold directly to consumers in places like drug stores, convenience stores, grocery stores and gas stations, as well as online. Other formulations and dosages of naloxone will remain available by prescription only.

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Difference between Prescription vs Non-prescription drugs

FADIC

OTC drugs typically treat conditions that are easy to self-diagnose, such as headaches, colds and allergies, and can be purchased at grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores and supermarkets. Some OTC medications are available at a higher dosage with a prescription. But there are 2% and 2.5%

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The Most Common OTC Resource

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These drugs are usually located on shelves in pharmacies, grocery stores, gas stations and even online. Optimizing therapeutic outcomes: Pharmacists recommend OTC products and provide proper guidance on their correct usage and dosage. Cough suppressants such as dextromethorphan (Robitussin).

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FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive

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Approval of this progestin-only oral contraceptive pill provides an option for consumers to purchase oral contraceptive medicine without a prescription at drug stores, convenience stores and grocery stores, as well as online. director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

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The Fundamental Gut Health Protocol

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Fermented foods like sauerkraut and other fermented vegetables (that are kept in the refrigerator section of the grocery store or are homemade and refrigerated) have an abundance of beneficial bacteria and can be very helpful in rebalancing the gut flora. [16]. Fermented Foods.