Youth Suicide Attempts with Tylenol, Advil, Other Household Medications Have Spiked: Report
A new CDC report warns that teens increasingly used easily accessible over-the-counter medications to commit suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tag Archives: OTC
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FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Making Narcan, Opioid Antidote, Available Over-the-Counter
An FDA scientific advisory committee is calling for the agency to make the opioid overdose drug Narcan available over-the-counter.
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FDA Proposed Rule Seeks to Make Nonprescription Drugs More Broadly Available
The FDA has proposed a new rule which would make it easier for drug companies to sell products over-the-counter to make more nonprescription drugs available to consumers.
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Risk of Prilosec and Imodium Being Combined By Drug Addicts Raises Concerns Among Health Officials
Drug addicts are using the side effects of Prilosec and Immodium to get high, and some are calling for the drugs to be removed from over-the-counter access.
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J&J to Pay $25M Settlement Over Recalled Infant Tylenol, Children’s Motrin, Other Drugs
Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations that it allowed drugs contaminated with metal particles to be sold to children.
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Over-the-Counter Drug Side Effects May Impair Driving, FDA Warns
The FDA is reminding consumers that over-the-counter drugs may not require a prescription, but they can still have powerful side effects that can cause impairment.
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FDA Weighs New Over-the-Counter Drug Approval Process
The FDA is calling for public comment on how it can approve its over-the-counter drug approval process, saying the system is antiquated and slow.
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New Liquid Drug Guidelines Aim to Prevent Drug Overdoses
Federal drug regulators have issued new guidelines for drug manufacturers that are designed to prevent confusion over the recommended doses for over-the-counter (OTC) liquid drugs.
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Topamax Recall Issued For Some Bottles by Johnson & Johnson
About 57,000 bottles of the epilepsy drug Topamax have been recalled from pharmacy shelves due to reports of a musty odor that has affected several medications made by Johnson &…
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Prilosec, Nexium Bone Fracture Risks May Be Dose Specific: FDA
According to an update provide by federal drug regulators this week, the risk of bone fractures from Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid and other heartburn drugs only applies to prescription strength versions…
