You don't need an M.D. to know the difference between a shin splint and a head cold. So why should you have to run to the doctor every time you need a little extra pain relief or a more potent sinus drug? The answer: increasingly, you won't have to. A number of drugs that were once dispensed only with a doctor's prescription are now primed to arrive on shelves at convenience stores and groceries. More and more, pharmaceutical firms are asking officials at the Food and Drug Administration to approve certain medications that the companies say are safe enough to be...
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