Question

Prescription drugs are important to the health and welfare of many. Understanding the behavior of medicines is important to proper use. This assign will explore over the counter (OTC) medicines at a pharmacy. This is a GROUP (2 persons) assignment; you may also do it alone. You will compare a generic and name brand medicine from:

Painkillers

Allergy medicines

Antacids/Indigestion/Laxative

Antibiotics/Anti-Fungus/Yeast Infection

Question is: three interesting facts about this topic?

Answer 1

1. Painkiller: The brand name is Tylenol® and the generic name is acetaminophen.
2. Allergy medicines : Brand name : Zyrtec. and generic name is Cetirizine
3. Antacids/Indigestion/Laxative : Brand name: Brand Name: Acid Gone, Gaviscon and generic name is Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Carbonate Suspension ( Antacids are a class of medicines that neutralize acid in the stomach) .

4.       Antibiotics/Anti-Fungus/Yeast Infection : Brand Names: Moxatag, and the Generic name is Amoxicillin.

Generic and brand name drugs : They have the same active ingredients, and the manufacturing and packaging must pass the same quality standards. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires generic drugs to have the same performance and quality as brand name drugs. Cost is the main difference between generic and brand name prescription drugs.

Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs: They are the medicines sold directly to a consumer without a prescription from a healthcare professional, as opposed to prescription drugs, which may be sold only to consumers possessing a valid prescription.