The FDA is reportedly considering broadening the types of drugs that can be sold without a prescription, a move some pharmacy ...

FDA's Makary: All Drugs Should Be OTC, Unless Unsafe, Addictive ...

Makary said the FDA is looking at prescription drugs like nausea medications and vaginal estrogen, and hopes to make changes ...

A system that allows drug makers to profit from restricted access will never liberalize on its own—and patients will continue ...

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary says he believes "everything should be over the counter" unless a drug is unsafe, addictive or ...

Over-the-counter medications for sale at a pharmacy. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary tweeted last week that ...

Drugmakers are urging the FDA to reassess the regulatory process of switching medications from prescription to over-the-counter, a rigorous procedure that must demonstrate a patient no longer needs a ...

The FDA’s call to industry to shift more prescription medications to over-the-counter stands to threaten drug coverage for patients as nonprescription products are generally excluded from health plans ...

While ivermectin can legally be sold as an over-the-counter drug beginning on Aug. 5, whether it will actually be available any time soon is a different matter. Early next month, a new state law will ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Misuse of over-the-counter anticholinergics, antihistamines and decongestants is an easily overlooked eye health ...

Suicide has increased among children, and it is linked, in part, to over-the-counter medications, according to new research. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for children between the ...