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From top to bottom: mebendazole (P), amlodipine (POM), diazepam (POM), paracetamol (GSL). Over-the-counter ( OTC) drugs are medicines sold directly to a consumer without a requirement for a prescription from a healthcare professional, [ 1] as opposed to prescription drugs, which may be supplied only to consumers possessing a valid prescription.
This is a list of countries (and some territories) by the annual prevalence of opiates use as percentage of the population aged 15–64 (unless otherwise indicated).. The primary source of information are the World Drug Report 2011 (WDR 2011) and the World Drug Report 2006 (WDR 2006), [1] [2] published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Methamphetamine[ note 1] (contracted from N-methylamphetamine) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. [ 23] Methamphetamine was discovered in 1893 and exists as two enantiomers: levo ...
Codeine is marketed as both a single-ingredient drug and in combination preparations with paracetamol (as co-codamol: e.g., brands Paracod, Panadeine, and the Tylenol-with-codeine series, including Tylenol 3 and 1, 2, and 4); with aspirin (as co-codaprin ); or with ibuprofen (as Nurofen Plus ). These combinations provide greater pain relief ...
Months after it was first approved for over-the-counter use, Narcan will finally hit pharmacy shelves next month. Emergent BioSolutions, the manufacturer of the opioid overdose reversal drug ...
The indicator is the "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed the drug at least once in the past year. According to a 2019 study, 5 Swiss cities ( St Gallen, Bern, Zurich, Basel and Geneva) were listed among top 10 European cities for cocaine use. [ 2][ 3] Country or entity. %.
[21] [22] [23] The epidemic began with the overprescription and abuse of prescription drugs. [24] However, as prescription drugs became less accessible in 2016 in response to CDC opioid prescribing guidelines, [25] there was an increase in demand and accessibility to cheaper, illicit alternatives to opioids such as heroin and fentanyl. [26]
Bayer marketed diacetylmorphine as an over-the-counter drug under the trademark name Heroin. [91] It was developed chiefly as a morphine substitute for cough suppressants that did not have morphine's addictive side-effects. Morphine at the time was a popular recreational drug, and Bayer wished to find a similar but non-addictive substitute to ...