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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