Background Austria has high health resource use compared to similar countries.
Reclassifying (switching) medicines from prescription to non-prescription can reduce …

Background Non-prescription medicines are increasingly used in Germany, aided by
prescription-to-non-prescription reclassification (or switch). This study aimed to examine the …

Objectives Availability of medicines without prescription can increase consumers' timely
access to treatment and promote self-management of minor ailments and adherence to long …

Background Widening access to medicines through reclassification ('switching') of
medicines from prescription to non-prescription is an international trend generally welcomed …

Objectives Reclassification of medicines from prescription to non-prescription increases
timely access to treatment, promotes self-management of minor ailments and relieves …

Background Switching or reclassifying medicines with established safety profiles from
prescription to non-prescription aims to increase timely consumer access to medicines …

Non-pharmacy trade concerns the sale of medicinal products outside of pharmacies, such
as limited-service pharmacies, supermarkets, petrol stations, shops open to the public, and …

In Germany, self-care is, above all interpreted as the prevention and treatment of minor
injuries and illnesses by the patients themselves–that is, without a physician's prescription or …

Abstract Background Pharmacies in Europe have undergone considerable changes in their
regulation over the last decades, also regarding nonprescription medicines (NPMs). In 2001 …

This paper provides an overview of the European Proprietary Medicines Manufacturers
Association and its role in the growing trend toward responsible self-medication. Self …