Over-the-counter medicines provide $102 billion in value to the U.S. healthcare system annually.

1. Over-the-counter medicines provide $102 billion in
value to the U.S. healthcare system annually.
$77B from $25B in
clinical office drug savings
visit savings $77B $102B $25B Less expensive OTC OTC
Doctor’s medicines vs Rx
appointments and
diagnostics avoided
Source: The Value of OTC Medicine to the United States, Booz & Co., Jan. 2012