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Nonprescription Drug Abuse

Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2012
Nonprescription drug, also referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) abuse, is a serious and growing global health challenge. Drugs from many different therapeutic classes and numerous dosage forms and drug delivery systems are implicated in nonprescription drug abuse. Individuals who commonly abuse certain nonprescription medications are likewise diverse,
Addison J, Conca, David R, Worthen
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Pharmacists as Nonprescription Drug Advisors

American Pharmacy, 1995
This field study tested the ability of pharmacists to counsel patients with diabetes mellitus on the contraindicated use of a decongestant. The study was modeled after a 1969 study conducted by Knapp et al. Our simulation used a patient with diabetes who questioned pharmacists initially about proper insulin storage and then asked about the use of ...
O E, Sierralta, D M, Scott
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Nonprescription Drug Use among the Elderly

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1985
We investigated the extent of the use of nonprescription drugs among an elderly population and the health and social characteristics most related to their use (nonprescription drugs referring to "medicines that don't require a prescription for slight illnesses").
R E, Johnson, C R, Pope
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Nonprescription Drugs: An Overview

International Journal of Health Services, 1974
This article discusses a widely used class of medicinal agents—nonprescription drugs. The pertinent legislation affecting nonprescription drugs is reviewed historically, followed by a discussion of recent federal regulatory actions, especially those of the review panels convened by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
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Nonprescription Drug–Related Problems and Pharmacy Interventions

The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To document the number and types of drug-related problems (DRPs) identified in customers purchasing nonprescription products in Swedish pharmacies; describe the distribution of DRPs by customer's gender, age, underlying ailment, and class of drug; determine whether problems are identified to the same extent in pharmacies with staffed ...
L T, Westerlund, B R, Marklund, W H, Handl, M E, Thunberg, P, Allebeck   +4 more
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Nonprescription Drug Development

Drug Information Journal, 1994
Over-the-counter (OTC) switches are assessed differently throughout the review divisions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This paper presents the approach taken by the Pilot Drug Evaluation Staff. The three types of OTC switches: complete, partial, and lower effective dose, as well as approaches to efficacy, safety, and usage trials will be ...
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Nonprescription Drugs in Germany

Drug Information Journal, 1994
Nonprescription medicinal products, which include over-the-counter and some homeopathic and herbal medicines, comprise a large part of the pharmaceutical market in Germany, accounting for 35% of all sales in 1992. This paper reviews definitions, markets, the legal framework, and future prospects.
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TheHandbook of Nonprescription Drugs

New England Journal of Medicine, 1977
IN writing prescriptions, doctors may have recourse to the recently issued third edition of the AMA Drug Evaluations, the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) and probably some standard pharmacologic t...
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Nonprescription Drug Use among Hospitalized Pediatric Patients

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 1983
The parents of pediatric patients were questioned regarding the use and selection of nonprescription drugs for their children. A questionnaire was distributed to the parents of 200 hospitalized pediatric patients. It gathered information on nonprescription drug use during the six-month and one-week periods before hospitalization, the importance of ...
B G, Bryant, H L, Mason
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