I-US yokuthengiswa kwezobisi zorhwebo ngokutsha
Ngaphezulu kwe-counter, i-OTC) imishishini ibalulekileyo kwiinkampani zonyango kunye nonyango. Ejongene neengxowa-mali ezingaphezu kwama-33 eebhiliyoni kwi-2016, zidla ngokugqithisa imali engenayo iziyobisi ezifumaneka kuphela kwimigqaliselo, nangona kunjalo iindleko eziphantsi.
I-Top-Selling Over-the-Counter IziDakamizwa
Ngowe-2016, i-10 ephezulu yokuthengisa izidakamizwa ze-OTC ngokwe-Nielsen idatha yile:
- Ukuchithwa kwamantombazana kunye nokunyanga okunyanga: Uxanduva lwemali engama-302 yezigidi kwingeniso, iziyobisi ezifana ne-clotrimazole kunye ne-butoconazole ngabanye abathengisi abaphezulu.
- Izinto zokulala: Ngelizwe elizele ngabasebenzi abangenalo ukulala ngokwaneleyo, akumangalisi ukuba izinto zokulala ziinkampani enkulu. Ukulala amayeza njengama-antihistamines kunye ne- diphenhydramine ivelise ngaphezu kwe-428 yezigidi kwiirhwebo.
- Ukuphulukisa intlungu: Iimpawu ze-analgesics zangaphandle, ezifana nezixhobo zokuphucula iintlungu kunye neelzeli, zavelisa ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-734 zeemali kwingeniso. Ukusuka kwintlungu yokunyuka ukutshisa, oku kuluhlu oluvelele.
- Ukunyamekwa kwamehlo: Izinto zokujonga amehlo njengamaconsi eso kunye namafutha okuziswa okulethwe nge $ 852 yezigidi. Ukunyanga yonke into esuka kwiso elomileyo ukuya kubomvu, oku kuluhlu olukhulayo.
- Ukunakekelwa kwelanga: Iimveliso zokunakekelwa kwelanga ezifana ne-sunscreen kunye neyeza zonyango emva kwexesha zilethe ngaphezu kwe-$ 1.2 billion kwiirhwebo.
- Iilaxatives: Laxatives , diuretics, kunye nezinye izinto ezifanayo zilethe imali engamaRandi ayi-1.3 yezigidi.
- I-antiseptics yomlomo: I-antalphaptics yomlomo, njengezonyango zokulonda izilonda okanye ukutshabalalisa i-gum, ivelise iR4,4 billion kwiingeniso.
- Iimveliso zokuguqula intlungu : Izidakamizwa zokugcoba njenge-Prilosec ne-Nexium zivelise i-$ 2.6 yezigidigidi kwiirhwebo, ukuphatha i-acid reflux kunye nokugquma emva kokutya.
- Ama-analgesics angaphakathi: Izidakamizwa zentlungu ezincinci kunye namafiva zivelisa ngaphezu kwe-$ 4.1 billion kwiirhwebo, ukuphatha yonke into ukusuka kwintloko ukuya kwiimfumba ezinzima.
- Ukuphefumula: Izidakamizwa zokuphefumula ezinjengeSukuquil okanye iTylenol Cold & Flu ziqhelekileyo zithengiswe amayeza, zivelisa ngaphezulu kwe-$ 8.1 billion kwingeniso yonyaka.
Amaqela kuphela abone ukuthengisa okuphantsi kwe-odlulileyo kunyaka lwama-acne, iimveliso zokuhlambuluka kwezesetyhini, iimveliso zokukhula kweenwele, kunye neyeza zonyango.
Kutheni i-OTC izidakamizwa zidume kangaka?
I-OTC izidakamizwa zithandwa kakhulu ngenxa yokuhamba kwazo. Ukuze unyango lwamayeza, kufuneka ukuba ubone ugqirha, uthathe umyalelo kwi-pharmacy, kwaye ulindele ukuba uzaliswe. Ukuba unomcimbi oqhubekayo, unokudinga ukuhamba kule nkqubo eziliqela ngamawaka.
Ngokwahlukileyo, i-OTC iziyobisi zilula. Ukuba ungeva kakuhle okanye unesifo esithile, unokufumana loo mayeza ngokukhawuleza. I-OTC iziyobisi zifumaneka lula; Unokufumana i-aspirin okanye iyeza ngenxa yokunyuka kwesisu kwi-pharmacy yendawo, umthengisi, kunye nevenkile.
Abantu abaninzi banamachiza athile, njengamayeza entloko okanye iipilisi zangaphandle, ngesandla ngaso sonke ixesha, xa kunjalo.
Iingxaki nge-OTC Medication
Ngenxa yokuba bathengiswa kakuhle kwi-shelf, abaninzi abantu bacinga ukuba ezi zi yobungozi zikhuselekile kwaye zingenasiphumo. Nangona kunjalo, oku akunjalo.
Amanye amayeza anokuba nemiphumo emibi kakhulu, ukusuka ebuthongweni obonakalisa imisebenzi yakho yeentso. Kananjalo banokusebenzisana nezinye izidakamizwa zamachiza, ukuphazamisa ukusebenza kwabo okanye ukudala ukuphendula.
Yingakho kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthetha nodokotela wakho ukuba uthatha nayiphi na imithi ye-OTC rhoqo; kunokuchaphazela ukuba zeziphi iziyobisi ezikhuselekileyo ukuba uthabathe. Ngexesha elifanelekileyo, ngaphezu kweziyobisi zamanxeba kusekho unyango olunzulu, kwaye kufuneka kuthathwe kuphela xa kuyimfuneko kwaye ngokwemiyalelo yelebula.
> Umthombo:
> I-OTC Yokuthengisa ngeCandelo 2013-2016. UmNyango wezeMpilo wabathengi. https://www.chpa.org/OTCsCategory.aspx.