Alongside other sectors of the consumer economy, nonprescription drug prices saw prices rise 9.3% year-over-year. The insurance industry, health insurance and auto insurance providers in ...

Medicare Part D will cover certain over-the-counter products when prescribed by a clinician, and when it does, the program pays far more for these drugs, according to a recent study.. Researchers ...

Over-the-Counter stocks aren't traded on normal stock market exchanges. There are many factors that weigh on OTC stocks' availabilities and the degree of investment risks. Therefore, investors ...

Officials say over-the-counter hearing aids should save consumers nearly $3,000 a pair. Subscribe to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Be a smarter, better informed investor.

Over-the-counter (OTC) or off-exchange trading is done directly between two parties, without any supervision of an exchange. It is contrasted with exchange trading, which occurs via these facilities.

Buy and sell orders for over-the-counter stocks are placed through market makers who carry an inventory of securities. They don't trade on the NYSE or the Nasdaq.

OTC, or over-the-counter, markets facilitate trading of stocks that don't qualify for exchanges such as NYSE. Learn the opportunities and risks of trading OTC.

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended on Wednesday that the birth control pill Opill — generically known as norgestrel — should be available over the counter ...

Millions of Americans take over-the-counter pain meds, but many don't understand how they work or the risks involved in taking them. We look at best practices for taking non-prescription pain drugs.

For instance, people who get pills over the counter are no more likely than those who go to a physician to use oral contraceptive pills when they have a medical contraindication. And everyone who uses ...