Pharmacy Times 2008 OTC Products - (Page 22) M M AC IS T REC O M M AC IS T REC O M OTCs Pharmacists Recommend E E EN M EN PH AR PH AR D ED D ED ar Ac w h ie vem e n t A Ac Blood Glucose Strips 33.0 28.0 15.0 8 Ac 10.0 w h ie vem e n t A 8.0 M A w h ie vem e n t A ar M PH AR PH AR d ar Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 652,680 ar d 20 20 20 d 8 8 d 0 0 AC IS T REC O M Product M % Pharm REC O ST Recs M CI 0 Dry Mouth Relief % Pharm Recs Product % of Pharmacist Recommendations One Touch Accu-Chek FreeStyle 8 w Ac h ie vem e nAscensia tA TrueTrack EN M Product Glucometer Precision Assure Pro Other 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 Biotene Oasis Oral Balance Spray Thayers Other 54.7 25.6 13.7 1.7 4.3 EN Product Desitin A&D Ointment Boudreaux’s Butt Paste Balmex Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 457,380 Cold Meds Up Kids ER Visits The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that approximately 7000 US children under the age of 11 years are treated each year in hospital emergency rooms (ERs) due to problems with cough and cold medications. The study, reported in Pediatrics (April 2008), found that children aged 2 to 5 years made up 64% of all ER visits for adverse reactions to cough and cold medications. Of these children, 80% of the problems stemmed from unsupervised ingestions. Product BD ThermoScan Vicks Omron SunMark Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 446,040 OTC Supplement 2008 D ED D ED Digital Thermometers % Pharm Recs Product % Pharm Recs 20 0 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 239,400 Diaper Rash % Pharm Recs Product % Pharm Recs Product Ear Wax Removal % of Pharmacist Recommendations 27.1 20.8 17.4 9.7 Triple Paste Aveeno DRC (Diaper Rash Creme) Other 8.3 4.2 1.4 11.1 Debrox Murine Bausch & Lomb Wax Removal Similasan Ear Wax Relief Other 67.0 13.0 9.0 1.0 10.0 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 475,020 10.75" Emergency Contraception Product % of Pharmacist Recommendations 39.1 15.8 13.9 8.3 3.0 Sunbeam Homedics LifeSource (A&D Medical) Other 2.3 1.9 1.5 14.2 Plan B Other 80.1 19.9 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 336,420 22 Pharmacy Times
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