-Which kind of drug is also known as life saving drug ?
-OTC drugs are ?
-what are the examples of non official sources of drug information?
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The drug that are narrow therapeutic, in my life, is a life-saving drug. The last resort to treatment. Eg. Colistin
To answer your second question, OTC medications are the medications that can be purchased without a prescription. Eg. Paracetamol, Pantoprazole.
You can use medscape, or ncbi statpearls as non-official yet official sources for drug information
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Essential drugs or emergency/life saving drugs are medicines crucial for saving lives in critical conditions.
Over the counter drugs, Medications that can be bought without a doctor’s prescription.
Examples of non official sources of drug information: drug advertisements, internet sources etc.
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Life-saving drugs (also called essential drugs) are vital for managing serious and life-threatening conditions.
Examples: Insulin, Adrenaline, Atropine, Penicillin.
OTC (Over-the-Counter) drugs are sold without a prescription and used for minor health issues.
Examples: Paracetamol, Cough syrups, Antacids.
Non-official Sources of Drug Information are not authorized by regulatory bodies but may offer drug-related info.
Examples: Medical reps, Ads, Pharma websites, Social media.
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Life-saving drugs or essential drugs are used for managing serious and life-threatening conditions.
OTC drugs are those which can be purchased without a prescription like paracetamol, volini etc
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- Life-saving drugs are those that save individuals from severe or life-threatening situations. They are primarily used during medical emergencies.
- Over-the-counter medications are sometimes safe to use, but not entirely.
- Non-official sources of drug information refer to information about drugs that has not been officially approved by the FDA for safe usage.
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Emergency drug are known as life saving Drug
OTC drug are Drug that is brought without the prescription from the doctor
Example of Non Offical Sources of Drug information are Internet
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Essential drugs or emergency drugs are often called life-saving drugs. Examples include epinephrine, insulin, nitroglycerin, and antibiotics like penicillin.
OTC (Over-The-Counter) drugs are medicines that can be sold directly to a consumer without a prescription.
Examples: Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Antacids, Cough syrups
Examples of non official sources of drug information
Pharmaceutical company brochures/websites
Advertisements
Medical reps (MRs)
Social media or internet articles
Newsletters and magazines not peer-reviewed
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- life saving drugs are those medications used for the emergencies situations to be treated and life saving Ex; Epinephrine (for anaphylaxis), insulin (for diabetes)
-The answer for the secone one would be the drugs which can be purchased without any prescription Ex; paracetamol,ibuprofen,citrazine,etc.
- The examples for non official drug sources will be Medical reps, Ads ,Pharma website,etc
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The drugs that are used in emergency conditions and are rapid acting during critical conditions are life saving drugs meanwhile, OTC drugs are the drugscan be used without a prescription and are used for common health conditions.
Non official sources include internet and some influencers on socialmedia.
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- Essential drugs are the life saving drugs. It is used for treatment of life threatening conditions.
- Over the counter drugs are the drugs that can be taken without the prescription. It is mostly used in minor health problems.
- Medical representatives, internet blogs, advertisements, etc
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Epinephrine, Nitroglycerine - useful in emergency situations
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1)Epinephrine,insulin other higher antibiotics
2) drugs that doesn’t require prescription.
3)Pharmaceutical company brochures,Medical magazines or newsletters,Social media or drug discussion forums and Advertisements or promotional materials.
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Antidotes , anti-cancer drugs , antibiotics, insulins are known as life saving drugs.
OTC Over the counter drugs where medication/ medicines can be purchased without prescription because they are safe.
Pharma companies, medical/ drug related websites channels or blogs , medical apps like medscape are non official sources of drug information
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Life saving drugs are those medications that are used to prevent serious illness or death and are administered in critical situations. Eg. Epinephrine for anaphylactic shock.
OTC ( Over-the-counter) drugs are those that can be bought without a doctor’s prescription. Eg. Paracetamol
Non official sources of drug information includes the resources other than the official Pharmacopoeias and drug formularies like the textbooks, journals, commercial information provided by pharmaceutical companies.
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Antidotes, antibiotics, atropine, adrenaline, insulin etc
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The life saving drugs also known as emergency drugs include - Adrenaline, Atropine, Naloxone, Insulin and ephedrine.
OTCs are Over The Counter drugs which can be purchased without prescription,it includes - Paracetamol, Antacid , Cough syrup etc.
The non official sources includes - Textbooks, Medical journals,drugs compendia, online sources and conferences programs.
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Life saving drugs are used in emergency conditions and also life threatening drugs
Eg : diabeties insulin
Otc drugs are the drugs can be directly given to tue consumer without a prescription these are used to cure for a perticular period
Eg : paracetamol antacids cougn syrups topical spray’s
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OTC medications are the one which can be given without prescription and can be found life saving. Whereas the unofficial sources of drug information can be advertisments, Social media, Google websites (internet), Medicine selling apps like Tata 1 mg, Pharmeasy, etc.
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