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Terms of Use for www.OTCHandbook.com

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OTCHandbook.com users must consider any materials contained on the site as reference aids only. The materials are not meant to be a substitute for the judgment of health professionals. Users are also advised that despite the most meticulous care used in providing data on the site, technical complications may result in errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. Furthermore, because medical and pharmaceutical information is ever changing, certain material on the site may be obsolete. The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) shall not be liable to any user or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error, or omission regardless of cause, in OTCHandbook.com or for any damages resulting therefrom.

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