What are OTC medicines?
Consumer healthcare with nonprescription, OTC medicines, is an essential and cost-effective component of our healthcare system. OTC medicines help consumers treat the symptoms of everyday ailments, such as headaches, allergies, colds, and flu. They also help people quit smoking, prevent skin cancer (sunscreens), and eliminate antifungal infections. OTC medicines are used safely and effectively by millions of Americans everyday and are found in nearly every medicine cabinet in America. Traditional Civil Tort Law Ignores Manufacturer Compliance with Strict Government Standards In cases where a litigant establishes that a drug has caused injury to a person, and the manufacturer has failed to warn of risk of injury, traditional civil tort law permits that a person recover “compensatory” damages. Compensatory damages may include economic damages such as medical expenses, lost wages, and may also include non-economic damages for pain and suffering. In addition, courts and juries have allowed
