As the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority reviews the scheduling status of codeine following the growing non-medicinal use of codeine-containing medicines, experts have warned that the ...

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary told CNBC that his view is that "everything should be over the counter" unless a drug is unsafe, addictive or requires monitoring. He said the ...

Suicide has increased among children, and it is linked, in part, to over-the-counter medications, according to new research. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for children between the ...

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary recently stated that when it comes to drugs that currently require a prescription, "everything should be over the counter" (OTC) unless ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reportedly mulling whether more prescription drugs should be sold over the counter (OTC) at pharmacies. In an interview on Wednesday, FDA commissioner Martin ...