Pharmacology OTC

Running head: OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS GROUP PROJECT
















Over-The-Counter Drugs Project

Lynea Backland
Trish Bush
Anita Hernandez
Katherine L.M. Williams












Submitted to Carol Webber, RN, PhD in partial fulfillment of

NR 439 Pharmacology

Regis University

February 25, 2003




Over-The-Counter Drugs Project

Part I

Go to a supermarket or a pharmacy and examine the over-the-counter (OTC) preparations available on the shelves for “colds,” “flue,” and upper respiratory infections (URI). Respond to the following questions:

1. If you did not look at the ingredient list, how would you choose one brand over another?

There are a few factors that would influence our decision to choose one brand of an over the counter drug over another. Initially we were drawn to a brand from a commercial we have each seen or an OTC that worked for each of us in the past. However, our definitive choice was determined based...