Ukuthengiswa kwemboni yezidakamizwa ezingaphezu kuka-US
Ngaphezu kwemithi, i-OTC) imithi ibhizinisi elikhulu kumazimboni wezokwelapha kanye nezempilo. Ebhekele imali engaphezulu kuka-R3 billion yezigidi ngenzuzo ngonyaka ka-2016, ngokuvamile zidlula inzuzo etholakala izidakamizwa ezitholakalayo kuphela ngokusebenzisa imithi kadokotela, naphezu kokujwayelekile izindleko eziphansi.
Izigaba Zezidakamizwa Eziphezulu Zokuthengisa
Kusukela ngo-2016, izidakamizwa eziyi-10 ezithengisa kakhulu ze-OTC ngokusho kwemininingwane ye-Nielsen yilezi:
- Ukuchithwa kwamantombazane kanye nemvubelo yokutheleleka: Ukwelekelela imali engamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-302 ngenzuzo, izidakamizwa ezifana ne-clotrimazole ne-butoconazole zingenye zabathengisi abaphezulu.
- Izinsiza zokulala: Njengoba izwe ligcwele abasebenzi abangenalo ukulala ngokwanele, akumangalisi ukuthi izinsiza zokulala yibhizinisi elikhulu. Imithi yokulala njengama-antihistamine ne- diphenhydramine yakhiqizwa ngaphezu kuka-$ 428 million ekuthengiseni.
- Ukuphulukisa ubuhlungu: Ama-analgesics angaphandle, njengama-crams okwenziwe ubuhlungu kanye nama-gel, akhiqize ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-734 zamaRandi ngenzuzo. Kusuka ebuhlungwini obunzima bokushisa, lokhu kuyisigaba esivelele.
- I-Eyecare: Izinto ze-Eyecare ezifana namaconsi e-eye namafutha okugcoba alethe $ 852 million. Ukuphatha konke kusuka kweso elomile kuya ekubomvu, lokhu kuyisigaba esikhulayo.
- I-Suncare: Imikhiqizo ye-Suncare njenge-sunscreen kanye ne-after-sun yokwelashwa ilethe ngaphezu kuka-$ 1.2 billion ekuthengiseni.
- Ama-Laxatives: Ama-Laxatives , ama-diuretics, nezinye izinto ezifanayo afake imali engu-R3,3 billion emalini.
- Ama-antiseptics omlomo: Ama-anti-antiseptics omlomo, njengezokwelapha izilonda ze-canker noma ukuvuvukala kwama-gum, akhiqize u-$ 1.4 billion emali engenayo.
- Imikhiqizo yokukhwabanisa : Izidakamizwa zokukhwehlela inhliziyo njenge Prilosec neNexium zikhiqize amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizigidi ezingu-2,6 ekudayiseni, ukuphatha i-reflux ye-asidi kanye nokuphuza isisu emva kokudla.
- Ama-analgesics angaphakathi: Izidakamizwa ezinhlungu ezincane namafiva zikhiqiza okungaphezu kuka-$ 4.1 billion ekudayiseni, ukuphatha konke kusuka ekhanda kuya emisipha enzima.
- Ukuphefumula: Izidakamizwa zokuphefumula ezifana ne-Dayquil noma i-Tylenol Cold & Flu yimithi edayiswa kakhulu, ikhiqiza okungaphezu kwe $ 8.1 billion ngenzuzo ngonyaka.
Izigaba kuphela ezabona ukuthengiswa okuncane kancane kusukela ngonyaka odlule kwakuyimikhiqizo yama-acne, ama-douches ahlanzekile emzimbeni, imikhiqizo yokukhula kwezinwele, kanye nezixazululo ze-homeopathic.
Kungani I-OTC Izidakamizwa Zidume Kakhulu?
Izidakamizwa ze-OTC zithandwa kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi zilula. Ukuze uthole imishanguzo yokwelashwa, ngokuvamile udinga ukubona udokotela, uthathe imithi ekhemisi, bese ulinda ukuba igcwaliswe. Uma unenkinga eqhubekayo, kungadingeka ukuthi uqhubeke nale nqubo izikhathi eziningana ngonyaka.
Ngokuphambene, izidakamizwa ze-OTC zilula kakhulu. Uma ungezwa kahle noma unesifo esithile, ungathola imithi ngokushesha. Imithi ye-OTC iyatholakala kalula; ungathola i-aspirin noma imithi yesisu esiswini ekhemisi yasendaweni, umthengisi, ngisho nesitolo esitolo.
Abantu abaningi bagcina imithi ethile, njengemithi yokwelashwa ikhanda noma amaphilisi okungalingani, esandleni ngaso sonke isikhathi, uma kwenzeka.
Izinkinga Ne-OTC Imithi
Ngenxa yokuthi bathengiswa kahle eshalofini, abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi lezi zidakamizwa ziphephile ngokuphelele futhi ngaphandle kwemiphumela emibi. Noma kunjalo, lokhu akunjalo.
Eminye imithi ingaba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu, kusukela ekubutheni okulimaza izinso zakho zokusebenza. Futhi bangakwazi ukusebenzisana neminye imithi yakho yesiguli, ukuvimbela ukuphumelela kwabo noma ukudala ukusabela okuyingozi.
Yingakho kubalulekile ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho uma uthatha imithi ye-OTC njalo; kungase kuthinte imiphi imithi kadokotela ephephile ukuthi uyithathe. Ngesikhathi esifanelekile, phezu kwezidakamizwa ezithinta izidakamizwa kusekhona imishanguzo emikhulu, futhi kufanele kuthathwe kuphela uma kudingeka futhi ngokuya ngemiyalelo yelebula.
> Umthombo:
> OTC Ukuthengisa ngohlelo 2013-2016. Umthengi WezeMpilo Imikhiqizo Association. https://www.chpa.org/OTCsCategory.aspx.