OTC products provide ACCESS 24/7 to conveniently available health care options for busy families and caregivers.
81 percent of U.S. adults use OTC products as a first response to minor ailments.
The availability of OTC products—without a prescription—provides
symptomatic relief for an estimated 60 million people who otherwise
would not seek treatment.
Without affordable and accessible OTC products, underserved
populations would depend more heavily on the higher cost medical care
for minor ailments.
One in four Medicaid patients and one in 10 uninsured individuals
would seek treatment in an Emergency Room as their first recourse for
treatment.
U.S. consumers make 26 trips a year to purchase OTC products. They only visit doctors, on average, three times a year.