Questions on Types of Drugs: OTC, Life Saving and more

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Life-saving drugs are medicines that are essential to prevent death or serious harm in medical emergencies eg: Adrenaline
OTC are the over-the-counter drugs which you get without a prescription eg: Paracetamol
You can use online websites to check about drugs or read articles and health related magazine to get information on this.

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  1. Life-saving drugs are the ones that are very important in emergency situations. These medicines can save a person’s life when they are seriously sick or injured.
    Examples: Adrenaline, insulin, antibiotics, anti-venom, etc.

  2. Paracetamol, cough syrups, antacids.

    • Drug company websites
    • Medical blogs or social media posts
    • Advertisements
    • Sales representatives of pharma companies
    • Health apps without proper approval
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  • Life saving drugs are the drugs that are used in emergency situations to treat or prevent life threatening conditions.
  • OTC drugs are the drugs that can be purchased without any prescription
  • Textbook of pharmacology, journals
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Life saving drugs also called as essential drug.
Because they are required in emergency situation.
OTC medication on general stores is very dangerous.

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Life-saving drugs: Medicines essential for survival in critical conditions (e.g., insulin, epinephrine, antivenom).

OTC drugs: Over-the-counter drugs available without prescription (e.g., paracetamol, antacids).

Non-official sources: Pharma company brochures, medical reps, advertisements, social media.

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Life saving drugs are also known as essential medicine, which are used for rare diseases,these are used in severe conditions.
OTC drugs are over-the-current drugs which doesn’t require prescription from an registered medical official. Eg- strepsils, ENO etc.
The non-official sources of drug information are pharmacology book, journals , articles, research paper.

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Life saving drugs are those that are given in serious concern or in emergency conditions.
OTC drugs (Over-The-Counter drugs) are medications that can be bought without a prescription from a doctor. These drugs are considered safe and effective for use by the general public without needing supervision by a healthcare professional

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To be honest, Emergency drugs are life saving drugs because they are immediately used in life threatening conditions such as Epinephrine, atropine, insulin etc., OTC drugs are accessible.

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The life saving drug according to me is the loading dose given in MI patients when it’s detected through ECG

Over the counter drugs are vitamin tabs, PCM, cough syrups n all

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Drugs that are used as first line drug in emergency situation to stabilize patients

OTC - can be bought without prescription

Most secondary source of information - blogs post

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Any drug that can aid in life threatening situation, has rapid onset of action can be termed has life saving drug. These are potent drugs that are used in most severe cases. While on the other hand, OTC (Over the Counter) drugs are just the opposite. They are first aid, primary level drugs that are available without prescription. They are comparatively safe and less potent. Non official drug sources include some websites like drugs.com, journals, certain educational pages on social media platforms.

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  • Life saving drugs are those that are essential to save lives in emergency situations .
  • OTC( over the counter ) drugs are medicines that can be bought without doctors prescription
    eg : paracetomol
    antacids
    cough syrups
    painkiller
    Non offical sources include those that are not published by regulatory bodies
    eg : social media , blogs and advertisements , you tube videos
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-drugs which are used as essential or emergency medicines also known as life saving drug like antibiotics,antiviral,anti-toxins
these drugs are used for critical treatment These drugs are often included in the World Health Organization (WHO) Model List of Essential Medicines

  • OTC drugs are medications that can be purchased without a doctor’s prescription. They are considered safe and effective for use by the general public normally these drugs are used in fever,pain relief
    regulations for these drugs in india Controlled by the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
  • Non-official sources include textbooks, drug handbooks, medical journals, pharmaceutical company literature, and online resources. these drugs are useful for quick reference and learning, always validate the information with official guidelines, pharmacopoeias, and regulatory bodies for clinical or legal decisions
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Lifesaving drugs significantly impact on life threatening conditions like cancer, heart attack or severe infections. Some drugs

    1. Insulin
    1. Epinephrine
    1. Chemotherapy
    1. Nitroglycerine.

OTC drugs also called as non-prescription drugs.
Drugs that can buy without prescription from doctors.
Like - Paracetamol, Antacids, ENO etc.

we found nonofficial sources for drug information from pharmaceutical company, Ads etc.

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  1. Life-saving drugs : e.g., insulin, epinephrine, anticoagulants - absolutely critical in emergencies.

  2. OTC drugs : like paracetamol, antacids, antihistamines - safe for self-use but still need responsible use.

  3. Non-official sources : ads, websites, or blogs may provide quick info, but they should never replace authentic sources like doctors or pharmacists.