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OTC Medications edited by Dr. Ryan Lambert- Bellacov. Why are some Medications OTC? FDA has established safety profile FDA established OTC drug review FDA regulated OTC Drugs Facts label
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Why are some Medications OTC? • FDA has established safety profile • FDA established OTC drug review • FDA regulated OTC Drugs Facts label • Active Ingredients • Purpose • Uses • Warnings • Directions • Other information-Storage, sodium content, etc • Inactive Ingredients Edited by Dr. Ryan Lambert-Bellacov, chiropractor for Back in the Game in West Linn, OR
The Expanding OTC Market • 300,000 OTC Medications on the market • Brand name extension growing-Common brand name with different • ingredients (Tylenol has > 50 products) • Safety and efficacy of OTC drugs • Increased desire to self care • Aging of population • Increased health care costs prompts cost saving strategy-Estimated • that HC 1% cream saved $144 million the first year • No 3rd party constraints • Increased generic options • Effective marketing • Rx-to OTC switch-Over 700 products on market that used to be RX • only • 40-87% of adults >65 use at least one OTC product, 5.7% take five • or more Edited by Dr. Ryan Lambert-Bellacov, chiropractor for Back in the Game in West Linn, OR
The Problem Understanding ways medications are not • used properly • Improper Use • Overuse • Underuse Edited by Dr. Ryan Lambert-Bellacov, chiropractor for Back in the Game in West Linn, OR