OTC Allergy Drug Use Increases: A Symptom With Multiple Causes
Executive Summary
CHPA says growing use of allergy OTCs from 2009 through 2015 in the US is a sign of more consumers prioritizing self-care over using health care services, but allergy specialists say their patients often have to start with an OTC even when they have a prescription.
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