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 34 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Acne products: Differin Gel (winning 29 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Antibacterial soaps: Hibiclens (winning 49 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Antidiarrheals:Imodium (winning 91 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Antihistamines for allergies:Zyrtec (winning 41 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Anti-inflammatory products:Advil (winning 41 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Arthritis and joint pain topical:Aspercreme (winning 27 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Aspirin for heart health:Bayer (winning 66 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Bandages, covers and gauze:Band-Aid (winning 54 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Blood glucose monitors:OneTouch (winning 31 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Burn treatment: Neosporin (winning 37 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Children's allergy medicine:Children's Zyrtec Allergy Syrup (winning 36 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Children's cough medicine:Children's Delsym (winning 30 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Children's pain relief:Children's Tylenol (winning 56 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Cholesterol management:Nature Made Fish Oil (winning 31 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Cold remedies:Cepacol (winning 33 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Cold sore treatments:Abreva (winning 80 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Cough suppressants:Delsym (winning 53 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Dandruff shampoo: Selsun Blue (winning 29 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Diabetic foot cream:Eucerin (winning 35 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Expectorants:Mucinex(winning 82 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Fiber Laxatives:Metamucil (winning 52 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Flu treatment:DayQuil Cold & Flu (winning 24 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Foot care products:Gold Bond (winning 24 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Hand sanitizer:Purell (winning 86 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Headache relief:Excedrin (winning 28 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Insect bite and sting management: After Bite (winning 77 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Lactose intolerance products: Lactaid (winning 88 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Leg cramp relief: Hyland's Leg Cramps (winning 46 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Lice treatments:Nix (winning 79 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Lip balm:Carmex (winning 24 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Nausea remedies:Emetrol (winning 54 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Menstrual pain relief:Midol Complete (winning 36 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Migraine relief:Excedrin Migraine (winning 71 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Motion sickness remedies:Dramamine (winning 57 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Oral decongestants:Sudafed (winning 49 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Pregnancy testing:First Response (winning 54 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Scar treatments:Mederma (winning 75 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Sleep aid:Unisom (winning 36 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Smoking cessation aids: NicoDerm CQ Patch (winning 63 percent of pharmacist' votes)
Snore aids:Breathe Right (winning 92 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Sore throat products:Chloraseptic (winning 31 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Stool softeners: Colace (winning 79 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Toothache products:Orajel (winning 73 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Toothpaste for general use:Crest (winning 36 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Upset stomach remedies:Pepto-Bismol (winning 65 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Urinary tract pain relief:AZO Urinary Pain Relief (winning 86 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Wart removers:Compound W (winning 56 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Yeast infection prevention and relief:Monistat (winning 58 percent of pharmacists' votes)
Zinc cold remedies: Zicam (winning 65 percent of pharmacists' votes)