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 ...

A long time ago, almost all medicines were sold without prescriptions. General stores sold old-time favorites for headaches, hangovers, back pain and constipation. Traveling medicine shows sold a ...

Welcome to The Workup, a new First Opinion column from Vishal Khetpal. There’s a saying in medicine: Statins should be in the water. While this may be hyperbolic, as a cardiologist, I don’t think it’s ...

You've probably purchased an OTC drug this week without giving it a second thought. Maybe it was a bottle of ibuprofen for lower back pain, a sleep aid to help with a restless night or cold medicine ...