An over-the-counter version has been approved in Britain and Denmark.
Pfizer, which is considering an over-the-counter version of the drug, says that claim is baseless.
Various over-the-counter versions of ginger capsules are sold in health food stores and pharmacies.
The over-the-counter version of Zantac would be sold as a heartburn remedy.
But with an over-the-counter version of the drug just weeks away, the generic companies may have little choice.
Both companies are planning to sell over-the-counter versions of their prescription drugs there.
Two over-the-counter versions cost $1 and $1.30 a pill, or $30 and $39 for a month's supply, at one online pharmacy.
MANY drug manufacturers have been focusing on over-the-counter versions of certain drugs.
The over-the-counter version is a 10-mg tablet that comes in packages of 15, 25, and 50 chewable tablets.
In 2008 Angellift introduced an over-the-counter version of the original prescriptive model which could only be fit by dentists.
