OTC Survey Underscores Label Communication Challenges
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
An Edelman survey shows high consumer regard for OTC safety, efficacy and value, but finds that 24% of the 1,035 consumers surveyed have taken more than the indicated dosage of an OTC medicine to “more effectively treat their symptoms.”
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