U.S. News & World Report and Pharmacy Times Debut 2013 Top Recommended Health Products

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

U.S. News & World Report, the nations leading publisher of quality rankings, and Pharmacy Times, the pharmacy industrys leading publication, today announced the 2013 Top Health Product recommendations. Now in its 17th year, this annual survey reaches a significant portion of Pharmacy Times 168,000 pharmacist readers and ranks more than 1,000 over-the-counter (OTC) products by category for consumers.

Beginning today, consumers and health care professionals can visit http://health.usnews.com/health-products and http://www.otcguide.net to access pharmacists go-to brands in more than 160 therapeutic categories. These include everything from womens health, pain/inflammation, and diagnostics to first aid, cold/cough/allergy and vitamins. This information is also available via a new mobile app on the iOS platform; search OTC Guide.

If you are suffering from an early summer sun burn, this resource can pinpoint the top pharmacist-recommended sun burn relief product. Or, if you are itchy with poison ivy, you can find pharmacists top cures as well as 22 additional topical remedies for other conditions.

2013s Top Vote-Getter Wins by a Nose

This year, the consumer brand that received the highest number of votes in any category is Breathe Right in the Nasal Strips category with 99% of pharmacists recommending this product. The following products round out the top 15 vote-getters across all categories:

U.S. News has a rich history of providing consumers credible, quality information that improves lives, said Brian Kelly, Editor and Chief Content Officer of U.S. News & World Report. Combining our experience with the expertise of Pharmacy Times empowers our readers with professional recommendations to help them take better care of themselves and their families.

Since 1997, Pharmacy Times has identified pharmacists insights and preferences in an annual research program with Healthcare Research and Analytics (HRA; http://www.hraresearch.com), a consultative healthcare market research practice, and has published the results through the OTC Guide, which primarily reaches health care professionals.

Pharmacists continue to play a critical role in the health of families across the country, as they are the most accessible health care provider, said Tighe Blazier, Chief Operating Officer of Michael J. Hennessy Associates, Inc., Pharmacy Times publisher. Together with U.S. News, were proud to provide a valuable resource of trusted pharmacist advice for just about any over-the-counter product decisions.

Last year, Pharmacy Times and U.S. News began collaborating to bring these pharmacist recommendations to consumers nationwide. Through U.S. News website and its portfolio of print outlets, consumers have unprecedentedand searchableaccess to the wealth of information produced by the Pharmacy Times annual OTC study.

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