Word: monistat
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Dates: during 1995-1995
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...that the U.S. is heading toward anything-goes, free-market pharmacology. The FDA will not permit narcotics such as codeine to be sold over the counter. And each of the newly unrestricted drugs--from Aleve for arthritis to Monistat 7 for yeast infections--had to undergo many months and occasionally years of government evaluation before it could be let loose on consumers. Even so, of the 15 top-selling drugs in the $13 billion OTC market, 14 were once prescription only. Future candidates for deregulation include nicotine patches, which help people stop smoking, and cholesterol-lowering drugs...
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