over-the-counter (OTC) medicine

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"Super Symptom Checker" - Do It Yourself Doctoring – Wish List

Tom Garz | TG Ideas | November 8, 2008

...Wow, it's been nearly 5 years since I first posted this "Super Symptom Checker".  Here's a few more additions for 2013....Since emotions affect physical symptoms, I'd also like to add Emotional Stress and Pain as Vital Signs...

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The Self-Care Economy: OTC Medicines in the U.S. Deliver Value to the Health System

Jane Sarasohn-Kahn | Health Populi | February 7, 2012

About 60 million people in the U.S. would not seek treatment from a physician if OTC meds were unavailable in the market. People who self-care save the health system — insurance companies, employers and government payers (read: taxpayers) — billions of dollars.

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