Content Updates for Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs, 15th Edition

Medicine and pharmacy are dynamic fields. Accordingly, reporting major new events in self-care topics was a major impetus in creating a Web site for the 15th edition of the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs.

Criteria for a major event are as follows:

• Actions by the Food and Drug Administration related to nonprescription products (e.g., final approval of a new or Rx-to-OTC switch product, removal of a product from the market, publication of a final monograph on nonprescription agents)
• Updates to disease clinical guidelines (e.g., asthma, diabetes)
• Other federal legislation related to pharmacy practice, nonprescription products, or dietary supplements that warrant the immediate attention of pharmacists.

These types of updates will be posted to the Web site after authors have thoroughly reviewed pertinent material.

To report updates for any chapter that meet the criteria above, click on this e-mail address: Webmaster@otchandbook.com. 

To review updated material, click on a topic under the red "Chapter Updates" tab.