Self-Care Product Survey
Migraine is the second leading cause of disability globally and, worldwide, 50% of the population suffered from headache and 30% have experienced migraine in the past year. Patients will be looking for advice and assistance with their decision-making process as they search for relief of their pain and discomfort. Also, topical treatments can provide relief to affected skin within a week. While overall fungal skin infections can be difficult to treat, symptomatic relief, eradicating the existing infection, and preventing future infections is possible.
Pain and inflammation
Migraine headache
products......................... (n = 564)
Excedrin Migraine ........... 53%
Tylenol............................... 7%
Advil Migraine ................... 5%
Motrin IB ........................... 2%
Aleve.................................. 1%
Headache relief...... (n = 549)
Excedrin........................... 26%
Tylenol............................. 25%
Advil................................ 16%
Aleve.................................. 6%
Motrin................................ 5%
Back pain relief................. (n = 553)
Aleve................................ 13%
Advil.................................. 9%
Salonpas............................ 9%
Tylenol............................... 7%|
Motrin IB............................ 6%
Topicals
Scar treatment.................. (n = 548)
Mederma......................... 49%
ScarAway........................... 2%
Bio-Oil................................ 2%
CeraVe............................... 1%
Cicatricure.......................... 1%
Lice treatment....... (n = 498)
Nix................................... 49%
RID.................................. 13%
Walgreens.......................... 1%
Sklice................................. 1%
Licefree Spray.................... 1%
Topical pain relief.............. (n = 527)
Voltaren........................... 26%
Aspercreme...................... 10%
Icy Hot............................... 7%
BIOFREEZE........................ 6%
Salonpas............................ 6%
Athlete’s foot
treatment........................ (n = 535)
Lotrimin........................... 30%
Lamisil............................. 19%
Tinactin............................ 10%
Dr. Scholl’s........................ 2%
CVS Health......................... 2%
Stretch mark
treatment........................ (n = 472)
Mederma......................... 18%
Palmer’s .......................... 11%
Bio-Oil................................ 7%
Mother’s Friend.................. 1%
Equate................................ 1%
Sunscreen....................... (n = 567)
Neutrogena...................... 23%
Coppertone...................... 18%
Banana Boat..................... 10%
Sun Bum............................ 3%
Aveeno............................... 2%
Toe/Foot/Nail antifungal
treatment........... (n = 453)
Lotrimin........................... 16%
Lamisil............................. 14%
Fungi Nail........................... 6%
Tinactin.............................. 4%
Kerasal............................... 4%
Eczema relief.................... (n = 504)
Aveeno............................. 14%
Eucerin............................. 14%
CeraVe............................... 9%
Aquaphor........................... 3%
Gold Bond.......................... 2%
Other
Incontinence
products......................... (n = 516)
Depend............................ 32%
Poise.................................. 7%
Always............................... 2%
TENA.................................. 2%
Walgreens.......................... 1%
Sleep aid........................ (n = 568)
Unisom............................ 23%
Benadryl........................... 11%
Vicks ZzzQuil...................... 7%
Nature Made...................... 2%
Sominex............................. 2%
Smoking cessation............. (n = 600)
Nicorette.......................... 32%
NicoDerm......................... 23%
Nicotrol.............................. 3%
CVS Health......................... 2%
Equate................................ 1%
Self-care survey redux
This section of Pharmacy Today’s Self-Care Product Survey is reprinted from the full survey results published in the January 2023 issue of the magazine and available online at pharmacytoday.org.
The current survey was conducted using scientifically valid methodology and determines those nonprescription products most often recommended by pharmacists in the United States to consumers.
The winners were selected based on a survey of 1,682 pharmacists practicing in the United States who gave their unaided write-in opinions on which brands they’d recommend to patients in 86 categories. The highest share of citations as Most Trusted in the category determined the winner. If the margin of citation share between the leading brands did not exceed the estimate of sampling error at 90% statistical confidence, a tie was declared.
The n value given for each category represents the total number of responding pharmacists’ recommendations.
Please also see APhA’s Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs, the definitive source of professional information about OTC products. The Handbook is available online at PharmacyLibrary.com or in print in the bookstore at www.pharmacist.com/publications/books.
These data may not be used without the prior permission of APhA.