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THE PHARMA REVIEW
(SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2020) |
Understanding Over The
Counter Medication System of the United States of
America
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Lavanya A,
Neha A, Sai Supriya M, Amreen S, Yasmeen T, Sabreen TM & Dr. Bayya Subba Rao* |
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Introduction: Right to self medication has
brought a rationality to categorize drug products into
non-prescription or over the counter (OTC) medication.
If the drug product is found and proved to be safe and
efficacious, and if the patient is able to diagnose
his/her certain basic ailments and self medicate and
assess the cure, there is a likely to convert to OTC for
certain indications. The current article reviews the
back ground, policies, procedures and administration
relating to over the counter medication in the US. There
is a clear indication that Government of India is also
coming up with a new schedule for list of over the
counter medication in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
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