Hello--
I have carefully researched your question and have the answer.
I've spent virtually all this evening and night working on this. I've
spoken with a couple friends of mine who are a pharmacist and pharmacy
technician.
They suggested that in order to compile this list, I cross a list of
all over-the-counter drugs approved by the Food & Drug Administration
with a list of all prescription drugs approved by the Food & Drug
Administration. I did this by accessing the FDA drug database,
creating a database of my own and crossing the drugs to get the
answer.
I've separated this answer into two categories for you. The first is a
list of the over-the-counter drugs approved by the FDA that are
available only as prescription drugs in higher doses. The second is a
list of all over-the-counter medications approved by the FDA. The FDA
directs a person to consult his/her doctor before taking a higher dose
of these medications.
Below is a list of all the over-the-counter medications whose active
ingredients are found as the sole active ingredient in a prescription
drug as determined by the FDA:
*BACITRACIN
*BACITRACIN ZINC; NEOMYCIN SULFATE; POLYMYXIN B SULFATE
*BACITRACIN ZINC; POLYMYXIN B SULFATE
*BROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
*BROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
*BUTENAFINE HYDROCHLORIDE
*BUTOCONAZOLE NITRATE
*CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
*CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
*CIMETIDINE
*CLEMASTINE FUMARATE
*CLOTRIMAZOLE
*CROMOLYN SODIUM
*EPINEPHRINE
*EPINEPHRINE BITARTRATE
*FAMOTIDINE
*IBUPROFEN
*IBUPROFEN POTASSIUM
*IBUPROFEN; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
*INSULIN PURIFIED PORK
*INSULIN RECOMBINANT HUMAN
*KETOCONAZOLE
*KETOPROFEN
*LOPERAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE
*LOPERAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE; SIMETHICONE
*MICONAZOLE NITRATE
*MINOXIDIL
*NAPHAZOLINE HYDROCHLORIDE; PHENIRAMINE MALEATE
*NAPROXEN SODIUM
*NAPROXEN SODIUM; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
*NICOTINE
*NICOTINE POLACRILEX
*NIZATIDINE
*PERMETHRIN
*POVIDONE-IODINE
*PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
*PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE; TRIPROLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
*PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SULFATE
*RANITIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
*SODIUM CHLORIDE
*TERBINAFINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Below is a list of all FDA-approved over-the-counter drugs in which it
the FDA directs a person to get the consent of his/her doctor before
taking more than the daily recommended dosage:
ACETAMINOPHEN
ACETAMINOPHEN; ASPIRIN; CAFFEINE
ACETAMINOPHEN; CLEMASTINE FUMARATE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
ACETAMINOPHEN; DEXBROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SULFATE
ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE
ANTAZOLINE PHOSPHATE; NAPHAZOLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
ASPIRIN
AVOBENZONE; OCTYL METHOXYCINNAMATE; OXYBENZONE
BACITRACIN
BACITRACIN ZINC; NEOMYCIN SULFATE; POLYMYXIN B SULFATE
BACITRACIN ZINC; POLYMYXIN B SULFATE
BENTOQUATAM
BROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
BROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
BUTENAFINE HYDROCHLORIDE
BUTOCONAZOLE NITRATE
CALCIUM CARBONATE, PRECIPITATED; FAMOTIDINE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE
CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE
CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SULFATE
CIMETIDINE
CLEMASTINE FUMARATE
CLOTRIMAZOLE
CROMOLYN SODIUM
DEXBROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SULFATE
DEXBROMPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SULFATE
DEXTROMETHORPHAN POLISTIREX
DOCOSANOL
DOXYLAMINE SUCCINATE
EPINEPHRINE
EPINEPHRINE BITARTRATE
FAMOTIDINE
GUAIFENESIN
IBUPROFEN
IBUPROFEN POTASSIUM
IBUPROFEN; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
INSULIN PURIFIED PORK
INSULIN RECOMBINANT HUMAN
INSULIN RECOMBINANT HUMAN; INSULIN SUSP ISOPHANE RECOMBINANT HUMAN
INSULIN SUSP ISOPHANE BEEF
INSULIN SUSP ISOPHANE BEEF/PORK
INSULIN SUSP ISOPHANE PURIFIED PORK
INSULIN SUSP ISOPHANE RECOMBINANT HUMAN
INSULIN ZINC SUSP EXTENDED RECOMBINANT HUMAN
INSULIN ZINC SUSP PURIFIED PORK
INSULIN ZINC SUSP RECOMBINANT HUMAN
KETOCONAZOLE
KETOPROFEN
LOPERAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE
LOPERAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE; SIMETHICONE
MICONAZOLE NITRATE
MINOXIDIL
NAPHAZOLINE HYDROCHLORIDE; PHENIRAMINE MALEATE
NAPROXEN SODIUM
NAPROXEN SODIUM; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
NICOTINE
NICOTINE POLACRILEX
NIZATIDINE
OXYMETAZOLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
PERMETHRIN
PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHRINS
POTASSIUM IODIDE
POVIDONE-IODINE
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HYDROCHLORIDE; TRIPROLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE SULFATE
RANITIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
SODIUM CHLORIDE
SODIUM FLUORIDE; TRICLOSAN
SODIUM MONOFLUOROPHOSPHATE
TERBINAFINE HYDROCHLORIDE
TIOCONAZOLE
The FDA database I used can be searched online. It is called the
Orange Book. It is a list of all drugs approved by the FDA. The link
is http://www.fda.gov/cder/ob/docs/queryai.htm
To use this database, simply click on whether you want a list of Rx or
OTC drugs. You may enter a specific name of a drug. Or to view the
entire list, leave the form box blank. Here you may also view a list
of discontinued drug products.
You may also read the dosage amounts that each drug must maintain in
order to be considered an over-the-counter drug. This information is
listed in the Federal Register (Vol. 66, No. 232 /Monday, December 3,
2001 / Unified Agenda). The link is
http://www.fda.gov/cder/otc/ua03de01.pdf
Additional information about over-the-counter medications can be
obtained by visiting the web site of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. The link is
http://www.fda.gov/cder/otc/index.htm
I hope this helps. If you need clarification of this answer, please
don't hesitate to ask.
darrel-ga |
