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AcnePain Definitions
Some words have more than one meaning. Only those meanings relating to this site will be used.
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Open comedoA blackhead, a non-inflammatory comedo with a dark top and firmly packed contents.
Oral
Pronounced - OR-ul
By or having to do with the mouth.
Organism
Any living thing. Organisms include humans, animals, plants, bacteria, protozoa, and fungi.
Orifice
An opening into a cavity of the body, for example, the mouth, nose, ears, etc.
Origin
The beginning of existence of something.
Over-the-Counter (OTC)
Pronounced - oh-ver thuh kown-ter
Drug products you can buy at a pharmacy or on store shelves without a doctor's prescription, such as cold medicine, acne topical medicines, medicines for stomach pain, or pain relievers. A few examples - aspirin, advil (pain reliever), aleve (pain reliever), ibuprofen (pain reliever), antacids (heartburn, gas, indigestion), Monistat (treats yeast infections), laxatives (for constipation), and sleep aids.
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs play an increasingly vital role in America's health care system. There are more than 80 therapeutic categories of OTC drugs, ranging from acne drug products to weight control drug products. As with prescription drugs, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) oversees OTC drugs to ensure that they are properly labeled and that their benefits outweigh their risks. OTC drugs generally have these characteristics:
- Their benefits outweigh their risks.
- The potential for misuse and abuse is low.
- Consumer can use them for self-diagnosed conditions.
- They can be adequately labeled.
- Health practitioners are not needed for the safe and effective use of the product.
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