For the ranking, U.S. News partnered with The Harris Poll, surveying 354 pharmacists and 122 dermatologists. These medical experts scored more than 900 brands across 132 OTC categories. See more about the methodology here.
Here are 20 No. 1 products, according to pharmacists and dermatologists:
1. Allergy eye drops: Pataday
2. Allergy medicines, oral: Zyrtec
3. Antibacterial soaps: Hibiclens
4. Anti-inflammatory products, oral: Advil
5. Arthritis pain relief: Aleve
6. Baby formula: Similac
7. Back pain relief: Motrin
8. Blood pressure monitors: Omron
9. Burn treatments: Neosporin
10. Cold medicines and treatments: Sudafed (pseudoephedrine)
11. Cold and flu medicines: Mucinex (Cold & Flu)
12. Ear pain relief: Hyland’s Naturals
13. Children’s allergy medicines: Children’s Zyrtec
14. Children’s multivitamins: Flintstones
15. Cold sore treatments: Abreva
16. Face moisturizers: CeraVe
17. Gas relief medicines: Gas-X
18. Multivitamins for men: Centrum
19. Multivitamins for women: One A Day
20. Sunscreen: Neutrogena
Find the full list here.
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