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Generally Speaking.. ProfessorGAC Sunday #1

We take lots of otc stuff. I'd probably have given it a year on the market, Scrivener7 Sunday #2

Doctors are also allowed to recommend OTC meds. surrealAmerican Sunday #3

ProfessorGAC

(69,194 posts)

1. Generally Speaking..

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2024, 06:44 PM

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...aren't most OTC meds things that used to require a prescription?
To me that means, the safety record is long, well-understood, and side-effects well documented.
Now, if we're talking about something novel, I'd have more concerns, but it begs another question:
Would the FDA allow a novel mechanism drug hit the market OTC?

Scrivener7

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2. We take lots of otc stuff. I'd probably have given it a year on the market,

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2024, 06:49 PM

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and if all went well, I'd have tried it. (In my day.)

surrealAmerican

(11,465 posts)

3. Doctors are also allowed to recommend OTC meds.

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Sun Oct 13, 2024, 06:53 PM

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If a woman feels the need to see a doctor about birth control, this is also something she can do.