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The FDA is reportedly considering broadening the types of drugs that can be sold without a prescription, a move some pharmacy ...

Makary said the FDA is looking at prescription drugs like nausea medications and vaginal estrogen, and hopes to make changes this year.

You walk into any drugstore today, and the shelves are packed with medications you can grab without a prescription. Seems ...

We trust over-the-counter medications. They're easy to grab, don't need a prescription, and we've been using them for years.

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The launch of the first over-the-counter glucose sensors last year has raised a debate about who benefits from these devices. The Food and Drug Administration cleared devices made by Dexcom and Abbott ...

Drugmakers are urging the FDA to reassess the regulatory process of switching medications from prescription to over-the-counter, a rigorous procedure that must demonstrate a patient no longer needs a ...

A new study suggests that the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the U.S. is reaching people who previously had little or no access to contraception. Researchers at Oregon Health & ...

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Lawmakers say the measure would let pharmacies sell human-grade ivermectin without a prescription, as doctors warn the drug is not proven to treat COVID 19.

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a bill to make a controversial anti-parasitic drug available over the counter. If passed, pharmacists will be able to supply ivermectin without a prescription.