Rx-to-OTC switches Archives - CDR

Rx switches lead allergy sufferers to OTCs

March 16, 2017 by Chain Drug Review Andrew Mandzy, CHPA, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, Nielsen, OTC allergy medicines, Rx-to-OTC switches, Scott Melville Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Supplier News

WASHINGTON — More allergy sufferers are opting for over-the-counter medicines to alleviate their symptoms as more prescription products switch to OTC status, according to new research Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and Nielsen. CHPA said Thursday the study found that 60% adult allergy sufferers use only OTCs for treatment, up from just more than half

Study touts savings of Rx-to-OTC switches

March 9, 2017 by Chain Drug Review Conference Board of Canada, Consumer Health Products Canada, Gerry Harrington, Karen Proud, prescription-to-OTC switches, Rx-to-OTC switches Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Supplier News

OTTAWA — More than $1 billion could be saved by the Canadian health care system and economy by switching three categories of drugs from prescription to over-the-counter, new research finds. Consumer Health Products Canada said the Rx-to-OTC savings from these medications — proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for frequent heartburn and indigestion, oral contraceptives and erectile