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OTC medicines are accessible, affordable, and trusted solutions that provide $146 billion in value to the U.S. healthcare system annually.

Ever $1 spent on OTC medicines saves the U.S. healthcare system more than $7.

Every $1 spent on OTC medicines saves the U.S. healthcare system more than $7.

Over-the-counter medicines save the U.S. healthcare system billions annually.

Your neighborhood drugstore is waiting for you. If over-the-counter medicines weren't available, 27 million people would tough it out and not seek treatment.

Nicotine replacement therapy saves our healthcare system $1.3 billion per year.

If OTC medicines weren't available, 27 million people would tough it out and not seek treatment.

Sniffles don't require a waiting room. Without over-the-counter medicines, 90% of consumers would have gone to the doctor instead.

Get more work done when you use over-the-counter medicines. Thirty-four billion is saved in workplace productivity because over-the-counter medicines make you feel better.

Without OTC medicines, 90 percent of consumers would have gone to the doctor instead.