The
pharmacy section at the Mexican grocery
American
and Canadian familiar with this three letters “OTC,” stand for
“Over the Counter.” Drugs include in this kind of category are
available on the shelves in front of pharmacies.
The
term of OTC refers to medicines which could be bought by patients or
people without prescriptions from a doctor (healthcare
professionals).
The
common OTC drugs for pain
relievers and cough suppressants which sold in
regular pharmacies in the USA are:
-
Robitussin
(dextromethorphan)
-
Claritin 24H ( antihistamines)
-
Tylenol (acetaminophen)
-
Advil and Motrin (ibuprofen)
In
addition to pharmacies, the OTC drugs might be found in the groceries
and gas stations across America as well.
However,
in my city, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I saw several ethnic groceries
supply this kind of OTC drugs. Sure the drugs are manufactured from
outside USA:
-
Mexican groceries
-
Vietnamese stores
-
Asian markets (drugs mainly from China).
I
myself favor healthy tea from ethnic drug stores, and off course pain
relievers and cough suppressants from American pharmacies.
Have
you experienced to buy OTC drugs? What kind of medicines?