Over-the-counter drug

You Need To Know About Over The Counter Viagra Viagra is the most popular erectile dysfunction (ED) medications available for men, young or old. It works by raising the blood flow to the penis to help impotent men achieve and maintain an erection. Apart from ED, research is now showing hundreds of positive health benefits of Viagra in treating various medical conditions. These benefits make it even more necessary that this miraculous blue pill be made available over the counter. It is…

cure allergies. Both prescription and over-the-counter medications are available in the various drug stores. Allergy medicines help ease and treat irritating symptoms of allergies, including a runny nose and congestion. While there are numerous types of allergy medicines used to prevent this problem, many people do not know about the right kinds of medications to opt for in the drug stores. So, what are the allergy medicines? Allergy Medications Allergy drugs typically include the…

After While Krokodil Krokodil is an opioid derivative of codeine. The drug was made to mirror the effects of a pharmaceutical drug, no longer in use, called desomorphine. Krokodile is a homemade version, that is much cheaper then heroin, and has horrible side effects due to the dangerous solvents used when cooking the drug. Krokodil is highly addictive, and is injected into the body. The sites of the injection will develop scale-like skin, and have infected ulcerations. There are very few…

hours. The pharmacies I went to apply to are Shoppers Drug Mart located in Eglinton Square Shopping Centre, Shoppers Drug mart in parkway mall and Walmart Scarborough West Supercentre. The reason why I didn’t get accepted because they had already volunteers. I didn’t have much challenge in choosing the pharmacy to do my placement. There were about four pharmacy stores in the area that lived in. I did my 16 hours at Remedy's RX Local Drug Store located at 99 Firvalley Ct, Scarborough, which…

Tylenol scare was one of the biggest epidemics in the early 1980s and in over the counter drug selling and handling. The tragedy started off in Chicago where a young twelve year old girl of the name Mary Kellerman would have a sore throat and a runny nose. In this incident, her parents went to their local drug store to get some extra strong Tylenol for their daughter cold. Little did they know that the over the counter drug was laced with cyanide and the young girl was pronounced later on that…

Abstract: This paper explores the FDA’s decision of making the morning-after pill available over-the-counter for girls that are fifteen or older. Also, the views on both sides of whether or not their decision was a good idea. The articles from different news sources point towards both sides of the argument. This paper examines these articles, and the evidence that is shown in them. The different articles come from The Washington Post, CNN, and the FDA’s official website. I also found information…

DrugRehab.org - Over The Counter Medicine That Can Affect Your Brain Prescription medications offer a wide range of benefits for multiple health problems, but like any type of drug, they can have negative consequences. A recent study reported by CNN has found that anticholinergic drugs, many of which can be purchased over the counter, can have serious effects on your brain and your mental health. These problems are more common when these drugs are used improperly, something that occurs more…

utilize more than 33% of all prescribed medications, supplements, and over-the-counter preparations sold. Out-of-pocket drug–related expenditures are greater than $10 billion per year and more than 90% of all older adults take one or more medications per day” (Heuberger, 2012, p. 325). As people age, they become more susceptible to chronic illnesses that lead them to take several medications. There is an increased risk of drug interactions, side effects, and adverse reactions with the increase…

I chose this article from US History because I think it best represents the era that my short story “A and P” was written in and the subject of the story. What represented this era best counter culture. In my primary source it talked about the way of life and the attitudes they had. What happened was that as more middle class Americans entered college they started to stop following the rules that their parents have taught them and also change their mindset. The lifestyle they chose was known as…

There is a growing need to focus on over-the-counter (OTC) medication misuse. In the article Intentional Misuse of Over-the-Counter Medications, Mental Health, and Polysubstance Use in Young Adults, the study states “OTC-related emergency room visits increased 70% from 2004 to 2008” (Benotsch et al., 2013). The study further examines the growing problem of misuse of OTC medications and the growing trend of young adults endangering their health with polysubstance abuse. This study is the first…