“…10,11 Occasionally, switching to OTC medicines has been shown to reduce overall costs for patients and health plans (e.g., omeprazole). 12 We list some relevant health-related arguments to study OTC medicine use in the general public. The use of OTC medicines is not without concern; for example, one of the most common medicines worldwide, acetaminophen (often called paracetamol outside of the United States), is responsible for 57% of acute liver failures in the United Kingdom.…”