Pharmacy Times 2008 OTC Products - (Page 44) 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 Oral Glucose Gel (for Hypoglycemia) M w h ie vem e n t A ar M M PH AR PH AR d ar ar d 20 20 20 d 8 8 d 0 0 0 Smoking Cessation Product % of Pharmacist Recommendations AC IS T REC O Product M EN Insta Glucose Glutose 15 8 Dex4 glucose gel w 8 Ac Ac h ie vem e n t A Aw Gluco BURST h ie vem e n t Other D ED 20 AC IS T REC O M M % of Pharmacist Recommendations 48.6 16.8 10.6 6.1 17.9 Nicoderm CQ Patch Nicorette Gum Nicotrol Patch Commit Other 48.6 20.7 12.6 6.3 11.8 EN D ED Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 236,880 0 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 442,260 Sinus Products Product % Pharm Recs Product % Pharm Recs Product Snore Aids % of Pharmacist Recommendations Claritin Advil Cold & Sinus Sudafed Sinus Tylenol Sinus Aleve Cold & Sinus 28.5 19.4 15.3 11.1 3.5 Drixoral Alavert Benadryl Other 3.5 2.8 2.8 13.1 Breathe Right Ayr SnoreStop Snoreeze Other 76.5 5.0 5.0 2.2 11.3 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 1,175,580 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 309,960 Interest in OTC Statin Is High Americans with cholesterol problems would be more likely to consider taking an OTC statin according to a survey of 710 Americans released by the National Consumers League. Overall, the majority of those surveyed (82%) reported that an OTC statin would be preferable to an Rx product. The respondents said that the OTC is more appealing mainly because of convenience factors. They viewed OTC statins as safer, more natural, more suitable for an individual who takes charge of his or her health, and less likely to cause side effects than Rx statins. Sleep Aids Product % Pharm Recs Product % Pharm Recs Product Sore Throat Liquids % of Pharmacist Recommendations Tylenol PM Unisom Benadryl Simply Sleep Sominex 26.5 21.9 10.6 7.3 6.6 Excedrin PM Hylands’ Calms Forte Other 2.0 1.3 23.8 Chloraseptic Cepacol Tylenol Triaminic Cepastat Other 66.7 25.2 3.6 0.9 0.9 2.7 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 507,780 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 758,520 OTC Supplement 2008 44 Pharmacy Times
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