Background: Over the past 20 years or so, the drug misuse scenario has seen the
emergence of both prescription-only and over-the-counter (OTC) medications being …

Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is one of the most common chronic headache
disorders and a public health problem with a worldwide prevalence of 1–2%. It is a condition …

(1) Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has changed the functioning of Polish health
systems. Telemedicine has been developed and access to prescription drugs (Rx) has been …

Background and objectives Gefapixant has previously demonstrated efficacy in the
treatment of refractory chronic cough at a high daily dose. The current investigations explore …

Background While self-medication is common, inappropriate self-medication has potential
risks. This study assesses inappropriate self-medication among adolescents and examines …

Regulations usually distinguish between prescription‐only (POM) and over‐the‐counter
(OTC) medicines. The former requires medical prescription; the latter are available for SM of …

Recently, a range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs have been reportedly used as
Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS), due to their potential for abuse resulting from their …

Objectives Over-the-counter (OTC) pharmacy medicines are considered relatively safe in
contrast to prescribed and illicit substances, but their abuse and addiction potential is …

Approximately 1500 active pharmaceutical ingredients are currently in use; however, the
environmental occurrence and impacts of only a small proportion of these have been …

Background Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are typically safe. However, there is
evidence that OTC medicines can sometimes cause harm as a result of their misuse, abuse …