Pharmacy Times 2008 OTC Products - (Page 36) 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 Incontinence Ointment M w h ie vem e n t A ar M PH AR PH AR d ar Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 110,880 ar d 20 20 20 d 8 8 d 0 0 0 Nasal Decongestants—Oral Product % Pharm Recs Product % Pharm Recs AC IS T REC O M Product M ARC Carlesta A&D Ointment 8 w 8 Ac w Ac h ie vem e n t A h ie vem e n t A Other EN I AC ST REC O M M % of Pharmacist Recommendations 24.8 13.9 2.6 59.3 Sudafed Claritin-D Alavert Drixoral Advil Aleve 64.3 22.9 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.1 Dimetapp Tylenol Sinus Robitussin Tavist Tylenol Cold Other 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.2 EN Product Listerine Crest ProHealth Peroxyl Biotene Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 343,980 Will OTC Zyrtec Challenge Rx Allergy Market? The findings from NielsenHealth’s newly launched Allergy Panel found that 62% of Zytrec OTC buyers took an allergy prescription in the past 12 months, and of those buyers, >53% claimed to be “very satisfied” with their Rx allergy medication at the time. “This is an important finding,” said Matt Dumas, managing director of NielsenHealth, “and a signal that OTC alternatives to allergy prescriptions may become the preference to both consumers and managed care providers in large part due to efficacy and price.” Product Centrum One A Day Nature Made Other Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 1,173,060 OTC Supplement 2008 D ED D ED Mouthwashes & Rinses % Pharm Recs Product % Pharm Recs 20 0 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 1,292,760 Nasal Decongestants—Sprays Product % of Pharmacist Recommendations 31.3 18.8 14.6 9.0 Cepacol Plax Scope Act Other 9.0 4.9 3.5 2.1 6.8 Afrin Neo-Synephrine Zicam Extreme Congestion NasalCrom Other 68.2 6.7 4.5 3.9 16.7 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 627,480 Multivitamins % of Pharmacist Recommendations Product Nasal Strips % of Pharmacist Recommendations 59.0 14.3 4.9 21.8 Breathe Right Clear Passage Other 91.6 1.1 7.3 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 328,860 36 Pharmacy Times
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