1. OTC Medications edited by Dr. Ryan Lambert-Bellacov

2. Why are some Medications OTC? FDA has established safety profile FDA established OTC drug review FDA regulated OTC Drugs Facts label Active Ingredients Purpose Uses Warnings Directions Other information-Storage, sodium content, etc Inactive Ingredients Edited by Dr. Ryan Lambert-Bellacov, chiropractor for Back in the Game in West Linn, OR

3. The Expanding OTC Market 300,000 OTC Medications on the market Brand name extension growing-Common brand name with different ingredients (Tylenol has > 50 products) Safety and efficacy of OTC drugs Increased desire to self care Aging of population Increased health care costs prompts cost saving strategy-Estimated that HC 1% cream saved $144 million the first year No 3rd party constraints Increased generic options Effective marketing Rx-to OTC switch-Over 700 products on market that used to be RX only 40-87% of adults >65 use at least one OTC product, 5.7% take five or more Edited by Dr. Ryan Lambert-Bellacov, chiropractor for Back in the Game in West Linn, OR

4. The Problem Understanding ways medications are not used properly Improper Use Overuse Underuse Edited by Dr. Ryan Lambert-Bellacov, chiropractor for Back in the Game in West Linn, OR