This lab aims at introducing students to medications that can be dispensed to patients without prescription. These drugs include antacids, anthelmintics, antidiarrhea, laxative products, emetic and anti-emetic drugs; hemorrhoid products; cold, cough and allergy products; asthma products; analgesics and NSAIDS; vitamins and minerals; infant formula products; weight control products; menstrual products, dental products, insect sting and bite products; burns and sunburn products, skin products, infant products, foot care products. This will be in addition to answering questions raised by patients seeking self-treatment concerning symptoms, aspects of patient counseling in the safe and effective use of products dispensed to him/her and side effects of this class of drugs.
