Survey of UK public reveals extent of over-the-counter drug misuse and abuse
![A fifth of the UK population may have misused non-prescription medicines in some way during their life time, research finds. In the image, shelves of over-the-counter medicines in a supermarket](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20100%2056%22%3E%3C/svg%3E)
A fifth of the UK population may have misused non-prescription medicines in some way during their lifetime, either by taking a higher dose than recommended, using a product more often than recommended or by using a medicine beyond the recommended time limit, according to research published in the Jo…