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Pharmacists' picks of the top OTCs

Pharmacy Today proudly presents APhA's Annual Over-theCounter Product Survey. Conducted using a scientifically valid methodology, the survey determines those nonprescription products

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most often recommended by pharmacists to consumers in the United States.

2013

In 2013, APhA e-mailed the OTC Product Survey to 11,158 randomly

selected practicing community pharmacist recipients of Pharmacy

Today. Overall, the survey achieved a 9% response rate (n = 1000).

The survey consisted of 19 introductory OTC questions and a series of 89 product categories, for which the

recipients were asked to write in approximately how many times per week they had recommended each product.

These 89 product categories were divided into three groups of questions, each of which was sent to one-third of

participants. The top four choices are listed in each category; the full survey results are available on pharmacist.

com. The n value given for each category represents the total number of responding pharmacists' recommenda-

tions per week.

For the first time, survey results are grouped by organ system or general use of the products. The groupings

were derived from the structure of APhA's Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs, the definitive source of profes-

sional information about OTC products. The Handbook is available in the Shop section of and

online at .

SURVEY TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pain and fever disorders.............................................................................. 7 Reproductive and genital disorders............................................................ 7 Respiratory disorders.................................................................................. 7 Gastrointestinal disorders........................................................................... 8 Nutrition and nutritional supplementation................................................. 9 Ophthalmic, otic, and oral disorders........................................................... 9 Dermatologic disorders............................................................................. 10 Other medical disorders............................................................................ 12 Home medical equipment and tests......................................................... 12 Complementary therapies......................................................................... 12

The top four choices in each product category are listed here. More data are available on . The n listed is the total number of responding pharmacists' recommendations per week for each product category. These data may not be used without the prior permission of the American Pharmacists Association.

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Pain and fever disorders

Adult headache products

(n = 5,415)

Tylenol................................... 27% Advil................................................... 21% Motrin................................................. 16% Aleve................................................... 14%

Thermal and pain care patches

(n = 1,005)

ThermaCare HeatWraps.............. 44% Icy Hot Patch...................................... 25% Salonpas Pain Relief Patch................ 23% Bengay Ultra Strength Pain

Relieving Patch.............................. 7%

Respiratory disorders

Adult antihistamines

(n = 3,406)

Claritin................................... 27% Zyrtec................................................. 23% Benadryl............................................. 18% Allegra................................................ 16%

Sinus headache products

(n = 3,328)

Advil Cold & Sinus..................... 20% Sudafed 12 Hour Pressure + Pain...... 19% Tylenol Sinus Congestion & Pain....... 13% Sudafed PE Pressure + Pain............... 12%

Bone and joint strengtheners

(n = 738)

Osteo Bi-Flex ........................... 50% Cosamin DS ....................................... 26% Move Free Advanced ........................... 6% Nature's Bounty Joint

Support Complex .......................... 4%

Adult cold--liquid products (n = 1,964)

Mucinex Cold, Flu & Sore Throat...... 21% Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom ............ 19% NyQuil................................................. 18% DayQuil............................................... 12%

Migraine headache products

(n = 2,372) Excedrin Migraine ..................... 28% Aleve................................................... 26% Motrin IB ........................................... 22% Advil Migraine ....................................11%

Pediatric analgesics and fever reducers

(n = 2,747) Children's Tylenol...................... 39% Children's Motrin................................ 20% Children's Advil.................................. 15% PediaCare Fever Reducer/Pain Reliever

(acetaminophen)............................ 5%

Osteoarthritis pain--oral products

(n = 4,130) Tylenol................................... 27% Advil................................................... 24% Motrin................................................. 19% Aleve................................................... 16%

Osteoarthritis pain-- topical treatments

(n = 1,644) ThermaCare Muscle &

Joint HeatWraps................... 19% Capzasin-P......................................... 19%

Pain with sleeplessness products

(n = 1,244) Tylenol PM .............................. 38% Advil PM............................................. 18% Unisom PM Pain................................. 10% Alka-Seltzer PM Pain Reliever............ 10%

Reproductive and genital disorders

Vaginal yeast infection treatments (n = 921) Monistat................................. 65% Gyne-Lotrimin.................................... 21% Vagistat ............................................... 9% Mycelex................................................ 4%

Menstrual pain treatments

(n = 1,427) Advil...................................... 22% Midol.................................................. 21% Aleve................................................... 21% Motrin IB............................................ 12%

Adult multisymptom cold or flu products

(n = 1,788) Mucinex D ............................... 30% Coricidin HBP Cold & Flu................... 20% Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom

Daytime........................................ 18% Robitussin Peak Cold

Multi-Symptom Cold................... 10%

Adult multisymptom cold or flu products--nighttime

(n = 1,380) Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom

Nighttime........................... 41% NyQuil................................................. 17% Theraflu Nighttime Severe

Cold & Cough............................... 13% Robitussin Peak Cold Nighttime

Multi-Symptom Cold..................... 9%

Adult multisymptom allergy and hay fever products (n = 2,386) Claritin-D................................ 29% Zyrtec-D............................................. 28% Allegra-D............................................ 19% Advil Allergy & Congestion Relief........ 8%

Bengay................................................ 17%

Icy Hot................................................ 14%

The top four choices in each product category are listed here. More data are available on . The n listed is the total number of responding pharmacists' recommendations per week for each product category. These data may not be used without the prior permission of the American Pharmacists Association.



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Adult decongestants

(n = 1,870) Sudafed.................................. 76% Sudafed PE......................................... 14%

Adult topical decongestants

(n = 975) Afrin...................................... 46% Neo-Synephrine................................. 13% Vicks VapoInhaler................................. 5% Vicks Sinex 12-Hour Decongestant Nasal Spray.......................................... 3%

Pediatric antihistamines

(n = 1,866) Children's Benadryl Allergy.......... 33% Children's Claritin............................... 33% Children's Allegra Allergy................... 14% PediaCare Allergy................................. 6%

Pediatric decongestants (n = 754) Little Noses Decongestant

Nose Drops......................... 27% Children's Sudafed Nasal Decongestant Liquid ......................... 24% Children's Mucinex Stuffy Nose & Cold....................................... 24% Triaminic Chest &

Nasal Congestion ........................ 20%

Pediatric multisymptom cold, flu, or allergy products (n = 1,133) Children's Dimetapp................... 37% Children's Mucinex............................. 21% Children's Robitussin Cough & Cold CF ...18% Triaminic ............................................ 15%

Zinc-containing cold products

(n = 966) Cold-Eeze................................ 40% Airborne.............................................. 33% Zicam Cold Remedy........................... 21% Halls Defense Harvest Cherry.............. 4%

Nasal decongestants--saline

(n = 1,518) Ocean..................................... 37% Ayr .................................................... 20% Simply Saline...................................... 20% Little Noses Saline............................. 14%

Nasal irrigation systems

(n = 1,059) Simply Saline........................... 41% NasaFlo Neti Pot................................. 35% SinuCleanse.......................................... 7% Alkalol................................................... 2%

Gastrointestinal disorders Episodic heartburn treatments

(n = 2,677) Tums...................................... 19% Zantac................................................. 18% Pepcid Complete................................ 15% Pepcid AC........................................... 14%

Frequent heartburn treatments

(n = 1,512) Prilosec OTC............................ 55% Prevacid 24HR.................................... 26% Zegerid OTC........................................ 10%

Adult antitussives--dextromethorphan

(n = 1,753) Delsym................................... 44% Mucinex DM....................................... 35% Robitussin Lingering Cold Long-Acting

Cough............................................. 6% DayQuil Cough ..................................... 5%

Adult expectorants

(n = 1,481) Mucinex/Mucinex D/Mucinex DM ... 62% Robitussin Peak Cold Cough +

Chest Congestion DM.................. 25% Vicks Formula 44 Custom Care Chesty

Cough............................................. 5%

Pediatric cough antitussives

(n = 1,752) Delsym................................... 31% Children's Mucinex Cough.................. 21% Children's Triaminic............................ 17% Children's Robitussin Cough.............. 14%

Diabetic cough products

(n = 838) Diabetic Tussin......................... 60% Robitussin Peak Cold Sugar-Free....... 18% Scot-Tussin........................................... 9% Safe Tussin........................................... 9%

Antigas products

(n = 1,922) Gas-X..................................... 35% Infants' Mylicon Drops....................... 26% Phazyme .............................................11% Mylanta Gas Maximum Strength......... 8%

Laxatives--fiber

(n = 1,435) Metamucil............................... 37% Benefiber............................................ 17% FiberCon............................................. 17% Citrucel with SmartFiber.................... 13%

Laxatives--nonfiber

(n = 2,130) MiraLax ................................. 30% Dulcolax............................................. 23% Senokot.............................................. 17% Peri-Colace......................................... 10%

Fiber supplements

(n = 989) Benefiber................................ 40% Metamucil .......................................... 34% FiberCon ............................................ 10% Citrucel with SmartFiber...................... 8%

The top four choices in each product category are listed here. More data are available on . The n listed is the total number of responding pharmacists' recommendations per week for each product category. These data may not be used without the prior permission of the American Pharmacists Association.

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Stool softeners

(n = 1,965) Colace.................................... 53% Dulcolax Stool Softener..................... 16% Fleet Stimulant Laxative Bisacodyl ..... 4% Phillips' Stool Softener........................ 3%

Antidiarrheal products

(n = 1,517) Imodium A-D............................ 55% Pepto-Bismol...................................... 19% Kaopectate........................................... 9% Imodium Multi-Symptom Relief .......... 7%

Hemorrhoidal treatments

(n = 1,051) Preparation H .......................... 54% Tucks ................................................. 28% Nupercainal........................................ 13%

Upset stomach and nausea treatments

(n = 1,455) Emetrol................................... 26% Tums................................................... 17% Mylanta............................................... 17% Pepto-Bismol...................................... 15%

Motion sickness remedies (n = 1,334) Bonine.................................... 39% Dramamine (dimenhydrinate)............ 23% Dramamine Less Drowsy

(meclizine)................................... 22% Sea-Band.............................................. 9%

Nutrition and nutritional supplementation Adult multivitamins

(n = 2,777) Centrum.................................. 35% One A Day........................................... 16% Nature Made....................................... 13% Nature's Bounty.................................. 13%

Iron supplements

(n = 825) Slow FE .................................. 33% Feosol ................................................ 25% Ferro-Sequels .................................... 17% Vitron-C ............................................... 5%

Calcium supplements

(n = 2,002) Citracal................................... 30% Caltrate .............................................. 20% Tums................................................... 19% Os-Cal................................................. 15%

Children's multivitamins

(n = 1,807) Flintstones.............................. 32% Centrum Kids..................................... 20% Poly-Vi-Sol......................................... 15% L'il Critters Gummy Vites................... 10%

Probiotic dietary supplements

(n = 1,050) Florastor................................. 27% Culturelle............................................ 26% Align .................................................. 20% Lactinex................................................ 8%

Infant formulas

(n = 423) Similac................................... 54% Enfamil............................................... 29% Gerber Good Start................................ 6% Isomil.................................................... 5%

Diet aids

(n = 334) Slim-Fast................................ 32% Hydroxycut......................................... 25% Alli .................................................... 24% Xenadrine............................................. 5%

Ophthalmic, otic, and oral disorders Artificial tears

(n = 1,547) Systane .................................. 27% Refresh Tears..................................... 25% Tears Naturale.................................... 16% GenTeal .............................................. 13%

Eye washes

(n = 489) Bausch & Lomb Advanced

Eye Relief........................... 38% Collyrium for Fresh Eyes.................... 34% OcuFresh ........................................... 17%

Ocular nutritional supplements

(n = 549) Ocuvite .................................. 40% PreserVision ...................................... 32% I-Caps ................................................ 25% MaxiVision .......................................... 1%

Allergy ophthalmic drops

(n = 1,523) Zaditor ................................... 41% Naphcon-A.......................................... 22% Alaway................................................ 13% Opcon-A..............................................11%

Ophthalmic vasoconstrictors and decongestants

(n = 762) Refresh................................... 57% Visine.................................................. 25% Clear Eyes........................................... 15%

Contact lens saline solutions

(n = 505) Bausch & Lomb Sensitive Eyes Plus

Saline Solution.................... 38% Renu Sensitive Multi-Purpose

Solution........................................ 27% Opti-Free Replenish............................ 15% Simply Saline Sterile Saline Solution for

Contact Lenses............................ 13%

The top four choices in each product category are listed here. More data are available on . The n listed is the total number of responding pharmacists' recommendations per week for each product category. These data may not be used without the prior permission of the American Pharmacists Association.



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Earwax Removal Products

(n = 687) Debrox Earwax Removal Aid......... 68% Murine Ear Wax Removal .................. 17% Similasan Ear Wax Relief..................... 7% Auro Earwax Removal Aid.................... 4%

Tooth whitening systems

(n = 346) Crest 3D White Whitestrips.......... 73% Rembrandt 2 Hour Whitening Kit ...... 18% Aquafresh White Trays ........................ 4% Plus White 5 Minute Speed

Whitening System ......................... 3%

Canker sore treatments

(n = 1,098) Gly-Oxide................................ 22% Anbesol.............................................. 22% Orajel for Canker Sores...................... 19% Colgate Orabase................................. 13%

Cold sore treatments (n = 1,452) Abreva.................................... 48% Carmex .............................................. 18% Herpecin-L ......................................... 10% Zilactin ................................................. 9%

Artificial saliva

(n = 584) Biotene Oral Balance.................. 65% Oasis Moisturizing Mouth Spray

for Dry Mouth.............................. 22% Salivart............................................... 12% Stoppers 4 Dry Mouth Spray............... 1%

Lip balms

(n = 1,097) Carmex................................... 27% Blistex................................................. 18% ChapStick........................................... 18% Burt's Bees .........................................11%

Dermatologic disorders Itch associated with dry skin-- lotions and creams

(n = 1,527) Eucerin................................... 24% AmLactin............................................ 19% Sarna Anti-Itch Lotion........................ 15% Aveeno................................................ 14%

Therapeutic skin care products

(n = 1,701) Eucerin................................... 22% Cetaphil.............................................. 21% Aquaphor............................................ 19% Aveeno................................................ 12%

Moisturizing creams

(n = 1,904) Eucerin................................... 29% Aveeno................................................ 16% Cetaphil.............................................. 16% Lubriderm........................................... 12%

Poison ivy or oak remedies

(n = 2,740) Cortizone-10............................. 27% Caladryl.............................................. 15% Benadryl Cream/Spray....................... 12% Ivy-Dry................................................11%

Diaper rash treatments

(n = 1,451) A+D ...................................... 25% Desitin Maximum Strength

Original Paste............................... 23% Triple Paste......................................... 15% Boudreaux's Butt Paste...................... 13%

Insect bite or sting remedies-- lotions and creams

(n = 1,950) Cortizone-10............................. 35% Benadryl Itch Stopping Cream........... 16% Cortaid.................................................11% AfterBite............................................... 9%

Head lice treatments

(n = 967) Nix ........................................ 60% Rid ..................................................... 31% LiceMD................................................. 7%

Minor burn and sunburn treatments

(n = 1,195) Solarcaine .............................. 29% A+D Original Ointment....................... 22% Dermoplast......................................... 15% Lanacane.............................................11%

Topical antibiotic ointments and creams

(n = 1,645) Neosporin................................ 57% Polysporin.......................................... 20% Bacitracin........................................... 17%

Athlete's foot remedies

(n = 1,381) Lamisil AT............................... 36% Lotrimin AF......................................... 28% Lotrimin Ultra..................................... 14% Tinactin................................................. 8%

Nail antifungal treatments

(n = 512) Fungi-Nail............................... 40% Dr. Scholl's Fungal Nail

Management Kit........................... 19% Fungoid Tincture................................ 18% FungiCure........................................... 10%

Jock itch products

(n = 1,197) Lamisil AT............................... 41% Lotrimin AF.............................. 41% Zeasorb-AF........................................... 7% Tinactin................................................. 5%

Wart removal products

(n = 591) Compound W Freeze Off.............. 39% DuoFilm.............................................. 31% Curad Mediplast................................. 12% Dr. Scholl's Freeze Away.................... 12%

The top four choices in each product category are listed here. More data are available on . The n listed is the total number of responding pharmacists' recommendations per week for each product category. These data may not be used without the prior permission of the American Pharmacists Association.

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