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Are consumers ready for an OTC statin cholesterol drug?

NCL recently presented the Food and Drug Administration with a sampling of key findings from research conducted to explore consumer perceptions and attitudes about an over-the-counter cholesterol-lowering drug as an option for those with moderately high cholesterol.

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Behind-the-counter drug class good for consumer

Consumers today are taking a more active role in their health care and self-diagnosing and self-medicating with over the counter medications, as well as dietary supplements and herbals. Historically NCL has been in favor of a "behind-the-counter" drug class to increase patient access to those medications they can safely use, after consultation with a pharmacist, to self-treat conditions they can self-diagnose. A BTC class would expand the range of conditions that patients can self-treat without spending time or money on a doctor’s visit. NCL's Rebecca Burkholder recently testified before the Food and Drug Administration about why and how NCL would support a new BTC class of drugs.

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NCL urges Congress to rethink health reform language on biologics

The National Consumers League has sent a letter to Congressional leaders expressing concerns with the current generic biologics language included in the health reform package. Improving access to life-savings medicines must remain the top priority at this historic moment of healthcare reform, and the current biologics language, which would grant an unprecedented 12-year period of monopoly protection to the most expensive medicines, falls short of that goal.

Read more: NCL urges Congress to rethink health reform language on biologics

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NCL's Fraud.org

Our fraud team tracks the latest Internet and telemarketing scams, and helps consumers avoid them.

LifeSmarts

The ultimate consumer challenge, our teen quiz-show competition cultivates a new generation of savvy consumers.

Stop Child Labor

Our Child Labor Coalition works to end child labor exploitation and protect working minors in the U.S. and abroad.

Script Your Future

If you don't take your medicine as directed, you're putting your health and future at risk.

Wage Theft

NCL's Special Project on Wage Theft is educating workers and employers about the growing problem, which affects blue- and white-collar employees.

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