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Sachit Shah Asks SS>I have just seen an advertisement (intended for the general public) here = SS>in British Columbia that Famotidine (Pepcid) is going to available as an = SS>OTC medication. SS>Are there any other jurisdictions where this medication is available in = SS>a similar manner and what has been the experience?=20 Yes, UK for about 18 months. Experience locally shows that our community pharmacists are very responsible and refer persisting users rapidly to GP. Some recent work in UK suggests that lots of new over the counter drugs available for the public have not reduced GPs workload or number of NHS scripts. Well, well how surprising :-) ______________________________________________________________ Dr. David Jobson The Surgery, Main St Surgery Tel +44 (0)1728 830526 Leiston Surgery Fax 832029 Suffolk Home Tel 831100 IP16 4JG email [log in to unmask] * SLMR 2.1a * David J %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%