Over-the-Counter Codeine—from Therapeutic Use to Dependence, and the Grey Areas in Between

2015 ◽  
pp. 59-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Nielsen ◽  
Marie Claire Van Hout
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Use ◽  
Over The Counter

Facebook as a source of access to medicines. (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Zaprutko ◽  
Dorota Kopciuch ◽  
Anna Paczkowska ◽  
Józefina Sprawka ◽  
Julia Cynar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Access To Medicines ◽  
Therapeutic Use ◽  
Significant Source ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Media Development ◽  
Otc Medicines

BACKGROUND Over the last decade, we’ve observed an enormous social media development, which have recently become commercial services. OBJECTIVE The objective was to verify Facebook as a source of pharmaceuticals offers. We also intended to identify prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines if available on that platform. METHODS The study was conducted from January 2019 to July 2020. We investigated offers of pharmaceuticals posted on the Polish Facebook (individual posts and communities) between 2016 and 2019. Medicines were divided into Rx and OTC brands and in accordance with their possible therapeutic use. We verified whether the medicines were for sale, to exchange, or available for free. Posts and groups were investigated for example by entering the phrase “for free,” followed by a city in Poland. RESULTS Out of 409 offers, 380 (92.91%) concerned Rx brands and 29 OTC brands. 315 (77.02%) medications were available “for free”. In 47 (11.49%) cases, an “exchange” was expected, and 47 (11.49%) announcements were marked as “for sale”. Cardiovascular medicines (n=125) were the most popular. There were also antidiabetics (n=38) and antipsychotics (n=28). We also found clear candidates for misuse. These were opioids (n=7), benzodiazepines (n=2 )as well as clomifene (n=1) and letrozole (n=1). CONCLUSIONS Facebook is a significant source of uncontrolled access to medicines. The majority of offers concerned Rx brands, including opioids and benzodiazepines. Medicines offered on Facebook are mainly accessible for free, and the scope and the number of medicines offered on Facebook should make this issue a hazardous phenomenon.

Acetaminophen: Neonatal hepatotoxicity due to late pregnancy exposure

1987 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 718-719
Author(s):  
G.A. Miranda ◽  
M.A. Arroyo ◽  
C.A. Lucio ◽  
M. Mongeotti ◽  
S.S. Poolsawat
Keyword(s):  
Low Dose ◽  
Fetal Liver ◽  
Late Pregnancy ◽  
Toxic Chemicals ◽  
Control Group ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Neonatal Liver ◽  
Childbearing Women

Exposure to drugs and toxic chemicals, during late pregnancy, is a common occurrence in childbearing women. Some studies have reported that more than 90% of pregnant women use at least 1 prescription; of this, 60% used more than one. Another study indicated that 80% of the consumed drugs were not prescribed, and of this figure, 95% were “over-the-counter” drugs. Acetaminophen, the safest of all over-the-counter drugs, has been reported to induce fetal liver necrosis in man and animals and to have abortifacient and embryocidal action in mice. This study examines the degree to which acetaminophen affects the neonatal liver and kidney, when a fatty diet is simultaneously fed to the mother during late pregnancy.Timed Swiss Webster female mice were gavaged during late pregnancy (days 16-19) with fat suspended acetaminophen at a high dose, HD = 84.50 mg/kg, and a low dose, LD = 42.25 mg/kg; a control group received fat alone.

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act Introduced in U.S. Congress

ASHA Leader ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 9-9 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Over The Counter

Hazards in the Therapeutic Use of Morphine

1950 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1761-1777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Jeghers ◽  
Irving B. Brick
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Use

Therapeutic Use of Aminoglycosides in Meniere's Disease

1993 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 737-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin M. Monsell ◽  
Stephen P. Cass ◽  
Leonard P. Rybak
Keyword(s):  
Meniere’S Disease ◽  
Therapeutic Use ◽  
Menière’S Disease ◽  
Meniere's Disease ◽  
Ménière’S Disease ◽  
Menière's Disease ◽  
Ménière's Disease

FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Test for HIV Detection

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Correa
Keyword(s):  
Over The Counter

Abstract #1098 A Curious Case of Persistently Elevated TSH Associated with High Dose Over the Counter Biotin Supplementation

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 271-272
Author(s):  
Thomas Varghese ◽  
Faisal Qureshi
Keyword(s):  
High Dose ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Biotin Supplementation

Tyler’s Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytochemicals.

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-266
Author(s):  
Wayne R. Bidlack
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Use

FDA over-the-counter decision for emergency contraception

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Benatar
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Over The Counter
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