Without over-the-counter medicines, additional Emergency Department visits would cost the U.S. healthcare system $4billion annually.

1. Without over-the-counter medicines,
additional Emergency Department visits
would cost the U.S. healthcare system
$4 billion annually.
Percentage of each population likely to visit the Emergency
Department if OTC medicines were not available:
Source: The Value of OTC Medicine to the United States, Booz & Co., Jan. 2012
Medicaid: 26%
Uninsured: 11% Medicare: 5% Self-insured: <5%
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