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 ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reportedly mulling whether more prescription drugs should be sold over the counter (OTC) at pharmacies. In an interview on Wednesday, FDA commissioner Martin ...

There are some over-the-counter (OTC) medications that may be part of your daily routine, like taking melatonin every night before you go to bed or a multivitamin in the morning. Then there are the ...

Since the pandemic began, Florida lawmakers and health officials have become fascinated with ivermectin for more than its approved human uses. Now, Florida’s Republican legislators want to make it ...

Iowa Republicans are considering a bill to allow over-the-counter access to the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. Medical professionals and the FDA have warned against general human use of ivermectin, ...

Watching a TV commercial for Primatene Mist — the over-the-counter inhaler that uses epinephrine (adrenaline) to treat asthma attacks — I found myself wondering why people with asthma can buy that ...

You've probably purchased an OTC drug this week without giving it a second thought. Maybe it was a bottle of ibuprofen for lower back pain, a sleep aid to help with a restless night or cold medicine ...