Recent media reports have cited infectious disease experts who recommend against premedicating with over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers, like those containing acetaminophen and ibuprofen, when getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
CHPA’s “Insights with Impact” series features Cindy Sanders, Co-Publisher/Managing Editor of Nashville Medical News, who discusses the growing interest in over-the-counter access to oral contraceptives.
For its annual year-in-review series, Chain Drug Review featured CHPA's President & CEO, Scott Melville, who offered industry insights from last year and thoughts on the outlook for 2021.
Supply chain resilience is essential to assure consumer healthcare products Americans depend on remain widely available, including in times of disease outbreaks or global crises.
The results of the 2020 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future survey shows more teens reported using OTC cough medicine containing DXM to get high than in 2019.
The authority to sell nonprescription drugs in vending machines is determined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state by state specific legislation, and sanctioned state regulatory bodies.
