35 top over-the-counter health products recommended by pharmacists

U.S. News & World Report, in partnership with Pharmacy Times, released their annual list of pharmacists' top recommended over-the-counter medications and devices. 

The list collects recommendations from thousands of pharmacists for more than 130 product categories. 

The No.1 pharmacist-recommended over-the-counter products in 35 categories:

  1. Antacids: Tums (winning 60 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  2. Antidiarrheals: Imodium (winning 89 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  3. Antihistamines for allergies: Claritin (winning 39 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  4. Arthritis and joint pain treatment: Voltaren gel (winning 39 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  5. Aspirin for heart health: Bayer (winning 64 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  6. Bandages, covers and gauze: Band-Aid (winning 62 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  7. Blood glucose monitors: OneTouch (winning 29 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  8. Children's pain relief: Children's Tylenol (winning 65 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  9. Cholesterol management: Nature Made Fish Oil (winning 39 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  10. Cold remedies: Cepacol (winning 34 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  11. Cough suppressants: Delsym (winning 45 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  12. Diabetic foot cream: Eucerin (winning 28 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  13. Ear pain relief: Similasan earache relief (winning 62 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  14. Essential vitamins: Nature Made (winning 61 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  15. Expectorants: Mucinex (winning 81 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  16. Flu treatments: Theraflu (winning 29 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  17. Hand sanitizer: Purell (winning 74 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  18. Headache relief: Tylenol (winning 26 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  19. Immune system support: Emergen-C (winning 36 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  20. Lactose intolerance products: Lactaid (winning 87 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  21. Menstrual pain relief: Midol Complete (winning 33 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  22. Migraine relief: Excedrin migraine (winning 73 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  23. Nausea remedies: Dramamine-N (winning 36 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  24. Oral decongestants: Sudafed (winning 55 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  25. Pregnancy testing: First Response (winning 45 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  26. Proton pump inhibitors: Prilosec OTC (winning 57 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  27. Scar treatments: Mederma (winning 77 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  28. Sleep aids: Nature Made Melatonin (winning 42 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  29. Smoking cessation aids: NicoDerm CQ patch (winning 65 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  30. Sore throat products: Cepacol (winning 31 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  31. Topical analgesics: Voltaren gel (winning 39 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  32. Upset stomach remedies: Pepto-Bismol (winning 67 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  33. Urinary pain relief: AZO Urinary Pain Relief (winning 79 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  34. Yeast infection prevention and relief: Monistat (winning 61 percent of pharmacists' votes)

  35. Zinc cold remedies: Zicam (winning 52 percent of pharmacists' votes) 

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