The FDA is reportedly considering broadening the types of drugs that can be sold without a prescription, a move some pharmacy ...

You walk into any drugstore today, and the shelves are packed with medications you can grab without a prescription. Seems ...

Makary said the FDA is looking at prescription drugs like nausea medications and vaginal estrogen, and hopes to make changes ...

A system that allows drug makers to profit from restricted access will never liberalize on its own—and patients will continue ...

The FDA’s call to industry to shift more prescription medications to over-the-counter stands to threaten drug coverage for patients as nonprescription products are generally excluded from health plans ...

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary says he believes "everything should be over the counter" unless a drug is unsafe, addictive or ...

Over-the-counter medications for sale at a pharmacy. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary tweeted last week that ...

Drugmakers are urging the FDA to reassess the regulatory process of switching medications from prescription to over-the-counter, a rigorous procedure that must demonstrate a patient no longer needs a ...

Florida lawmakers and health officials have become fascinated with ivermectin, a controversial anti-parasitic drug, and Republican lawmakers want to make it easier for residents to purchase.

The FDA should make more safe drugs available for over-the-counter purchase, starting with albuterol, in order to reduce ...