Misuse of Prescription and Over-the-counter Drug
OTC drugs are medications that can be purchased without a prescription from drugstores or supermarkets. When taken at the prescribed doses, OTC medications are usually safe. They can be abused much like illegal and pharmaceutical drugs. OTC pharmaceuticals, while less strong than other substances, nonetheless carry the danger of addiction. Nonmedical use of prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) drugs means that the user is taking them for reasons other than those listed in the prescribing literature or on the package label. Abusing these drugs might cause users to experience a euphoric "high" or hallucinations. Abuse is defined as any use that is not recommended. Abuse of these drugs is a global issue.
- Drug Abuse
- Drug Abuse Statistics
- Drug Addiction and Treatment
- Psychoactive Pharmaceuticals
Committee Members
A C Matin
Stanford University, United States
Consolato M Sergi
Universities of Alberta and Ottawa, Canada
Luis Jesus Villarreal Gomez
Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico Pharma 2023 Speakers
John K Maesaka
NYU Langone Hospital Long Island, United States
Richard Denk
SKAN AG, Switzerland
Peter B Chase
Essentia Health- St. Mary's Medical Center, United States
Saliha Koc Aslan
Acibadem Healthcare Group, Turkey
Ana Isabel Rocha Faustino
University of Evora, Portugal
Narapereddy Krishna Prasad
Reckitt Benckiser LLC, United States
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Stefania Raimondo, University of Palermo, Italy
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Richard Denk, SKAN AG, Switzerland
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Bhupendra Gopalbhai Prajapati, Ganpat University, India
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Miroslav Radenkovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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Consolato M Sergi, Universities of Alberta and Ottawa, Canada
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A C Matin, Stanford University, United States
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Hai Tao Wu, Dalian Polytechnic University, China
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Luis Jesus Villarreal Gomez, Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico
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Francesca Gargano, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy
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Kwan Hiu Yee, Hong Kong Baptist University, China