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Revised 11/5/03 |
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These can
be reimbursed with proper substantiation with out a recommendation from a
health care provider. This list is not an exhaustive list and is intended to
give examples of some of the most common brand names of OTC drugs. |
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Type of Drug |
Examples |
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Allergy
Prevention & Treatment |
Benadryl,
Sudafed, Actifed, Chlora Trimation, and Nasalcrom |
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Antacids
and Acid Reducers |
Gas-X,
Maalox, Mylanta, Tums, AXID AR, Pepcid AC, Prilosec OTC, Tagamet HB, Zantac
75 |
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Anticandial |
Femstat
3, Gyne-Lotrimin, Mycelrex-7, Monistat 3, 7 and Vagistat-1 |
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Antihistamines |
Actidil
Syrup and Capsules, Actifed, Allerest, Benadryl, Claritin, Chlor-trimeton,
Contac, Dimetane, Drixoral, Nyquil, Sudafed, Tavist-1, and Triminic |
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Anti-fungal |
Lamisil
AT, Lotramin AF, and Micatin |
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Anti-itch
Lotions and Cream (e.g., for athletes foot, jock itch, bug bites, poison ivy) |
Bactine,
Caldecort, Cortaid, Hydrocortisone, Lanacort, Calamine Lotion, Benadryl
Cream, Caladryl, Cortaid, Lamisil AT, Lotramin AF, and Micatin |
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Cold
Sore/Fever Blister |
Abreva
Cream |
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Cough
Suppressants |
Robitussin,
Vicks 44, Chloraseptic |
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Decongestant/Nasal
Decongestant and Cold Remedies |
Advil
Cold and Sinus, Afrin, Afrinol, Aleve Cold and Synus, Children's Advil Cold,
Duration, Dristan Long Lasting, Neo-Synephrin-12 Hour, Orrivin, Sudafed,
Tavist-D, Tylenol Cold and Flu, Thera-flu, Alka Seltzer Cold and Flu, Nyquil,
Actidil Syrup and Capsules, Actifed, Allerest, Benadryl, Claritin,
Chlor-Trimeton, Contac, Dimetane, Drixoral, Sudafed, Tavist-1, and Triminic |
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Diaper
Rash Ointments |
Balmax
and Desitin |
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Eye Drops
for Allergy/Cold Relief |
Ocu Hist |
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Hemorrhoid
Treatments |
Preparation
H, Hemorid, and Tronolane |
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Internal
Analgesic/Antipyretic |
Advil,
Aleve, Children's Motrin, Nuprin, Excedrin, Tylenol, and Bayer |
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Menstrual
Cycle Medications |
Midol,
Pamprin, and Premysyn PMS |
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Migraine |
Advil,
Migraine Liqui-gles, Excedrin Migraine,
and Motrin Migraine Pain |
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Motion
Sickness Medication |
Dramamine
and Marizine |
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Nicotine
Gum or Patches and Smoking Cessation Aids |
Nicorette,
Nicotrol, and Nicodin |
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Pediculicine
(head lice) |
Nix |
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Poison
Ivy Protection |
Ivy Block |
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Smoking
Cessation |
Commit,
Nicoderm CQ, Nicorette, and Nicotrol |
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Toothache
and teething pain relievers |
Orajel |
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