Millions of Americans take over-the-counter pain meds, but many don't understand how they work or the risks involved in taking them. We look at best practices for taking non-prescription pain drugs.

Hearing loss is more than just an inconvenience, it can affect your overall health. Untreated hearing loss can have negative ramifications on other areas of your health, including increased likelihood ...

President Trump’s recent executive order on pharmaceuticals includes a section on facilitating switches of prescription-only drugs to over-the-counter status. Attempts to address the issue of ...

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...

When hit with a headache or fever, people often reach for over-the-counter painkillers like acetaminophen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as their first line of defense. Used ...

Chances are good that there's somebody in your life who should be using a hearing aid. About 30 million adults in America need hearing aids, but only about 20% use them. Hearing loss is not just an ...

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 ...

Boise, Idaho, pharmacist Matt Murray has no choice but to disappoint the handful of people who call him every day asking for a drug used to treat parasitic worms. He could give them the medication, ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho legislators are considering a bill to make ivermectin available over the counter. During the pandemic, ivermectin, the anti-parasitic medication, gained popularity as an ...

Over-the-counter sales have tanked for the overdose reversal drug naloxone, likely due to its high price, a new study says. Naloxone (Narcan) is a nasal spray that rapidly reverses an overdose by ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills two years ago. The decision has dramatically increased access to contraception, according to a new study from ...