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

You walk into any drugstore today, and the shelves are packed with medications you can grab without a prescription. Seems ...

We trust over-the-counter medications. They're easy to grab, don't need a prescription, and we've been using them for years.

Doctors have urged patients to never combine two common over-the-counter medications, over fears that taking both at once could be harmful to a person’s health. The news comes just weeks after Donald ...

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 ...

Cold season can lead to accidental double-dosing. Here’s what people need to know about cold medicines, key ingredients and ...

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

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 ...

Over the last couple of years, stress started interrupting my sleep. I found myself having difficulty falling asleep and, even when I did, waking up in the middle of the night. As a freelancer who ...

Welcome to The Workup, a new First Opinion column from Vishal Khetpal. There’s a saying in medicine: Statins should be in the water. While this may be hyperbolic, as a cardiologist, I don’t think it’s ...

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 ...