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6 OTC Drugs That Can Be Dangerous for Older Adults
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOlder adults have higher risks and rates of side effects from OTC drugs than younger people because bodies become more sensitive to medication over time....
FDA approves overdose-reversing drug Narcan for OTC sales. What will that mean for Florida?
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the overdose-reversal drug Narcan...
CVS drug plans will cover new OTC birth control pill for free
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCVS prescription drug plans will cover the first nonprescription birth control pill in the U.S.,...
Ineffective ingredient could spell the end of Dayquil, Sudafed, others
CBS MoneyWatch via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoPharmacies could pull common over-the-counter cold medications including Dayquil, Sudafed and...
Narcan Will Now Be Sold Over The Counter. Here's How To Use It.
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNarcan may soon hit pharmacy shelves, making it more accessible for people to purchase and use. A...
Are OTC hearing aids available yet? What to know about when (and where) you can get them.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it will allow the sale of over-the-counter...
FDA panel says common over-the-counter decongestant doesn’t work
NBC News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe OTC drug phenylephrine does not work to relieve congestion, an FDA advisory panel said Tuesday....
Where's the Narcan? At pharmacies across the U.S., the OTC antidote can be hard to find
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan has been available to buy over the counter since 2023, but...
Over-the-counter hearing aids have been greenlighted by the FDA – your local pharmacist will soon be...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 designated a new class of OTC hearing aids. Heizeng Hu/Moment...
Narcan nasal spray for overdoses will be available over-the-counter at major pharmacies
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSeveral major pharmacy store chains plan to make the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan available...