Pharmacist-recommended: 50 top OTC health products in 2019

U.S. News & World Report and Pharmacy Times, released their annual list of top recommended health products.

The list collects recommendations from thousands of pharmacists for more than 800 over-the-counter brands in 135 product categories.

The No.1 pharmacist-recommended OTC products in 50 categories:

Acid reducers: Prilosec (winning 31 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Acne products: Differin Gel (winning 25 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Antibacterial soaps: Hibiclens (winning 39 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Antidiarrheals: Imodium (winning 86 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Antihistamines for allergies: Zyrtec (winning 39 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Anti-inflammatory products: Advil (winning 44 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Arthritis and joint pain topical: Biofreeze (winning 28 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Aspirin for heart health: Bayer (winning 68 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Bandages, covers and gauze: Band-Aid (winning 56 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Blood glucose monitors: OneTouch (winning 29 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Children's allergy medicine: Children's Claritin (winning 36 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Children's cough medicine: Children's Delsym (winning 30 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Children's multivitamins: Flintstones Complete Children's Multivitamin (winning 50 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Children's pain relief: Children's Tylenol (winning 66 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Cholesterol management: Nature Made Fish Oil (winning 29 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Cold remedies: Cepacol (winning 36 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Cold sore treatments: Abreva (winning 72 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Cough suppressants: Delsym (winning 44 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Dandruff shampoo: Head & Shoulders (winning 31 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Diabetic foot cream: Eucerin (winning 54 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Eye drops for allergy relief: Zaditor (winning 43 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Fiber Laxatives: Metamucil (winning 53 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Flu treatment: DayQuil Cold & Flu (winning 20 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Foot care products: Gold Bond (winning 30 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Headache relief: Advil (winning 27 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Insect bite and sting management: After Bite (winning 67 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Lactose intolerance products: Lactaid (winning 92 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Leg cramp relief: Hyland's Leg Cramps (winning 49 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Lice treatments: Nix (winning 66 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Lip balm: Carmex (winning 23 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Nausea remedies: Emetrol (winning 63 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Menstrual pain relief: Midol Complete (winning 32 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Migraine relief: Excedrin Migraine (winning 75 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Motion sickness remedies: Dramamine (winning 51 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Oral decongestants: Sudafed (winning 47 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Pregnancy testing: First Response (winning 53 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Scar treatments: Mederma (winning 68 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Sleep aid: Tylenol PM (winning 69 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Snore aids: Breathe Right (winning 91 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Smoking cessation aids: NicoDerm CQ Patch (winning 65 percent of pharmacist' votes)

Sore throat products: Chloraseptic (winning 30 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Sunburn relief: Solarcaine (winning 64 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Toothache products: Orajel (winning 67 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Toothpaste for general use: Crest (winning 39 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Toothpaste for sensitive gums and teeth: Sensodyne (winning 79 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Topical antibiotics and antiseptics: Neosporin (winning 71 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Upset stomach remedies: Pepto-Bismol (winning 60 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Urinary tract pain relief: AZO Urinary Pain Relief (winning 91 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Wart removers: Compound W (winning 60 percent of pharmacists' votes)

Yeast infection prevention and relief: Monistat (winning 57 percent of pharmacists' votes)

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