Table 3.

Drug Classification of few drugs having different status across different countries⁵⁶

Indication	Drug	Dose	US	UK	JP	SG	MY	PH	CA	TH
Hypertension	HCTZ	50 mg tab	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	BTC/OPS1
Fungal infection	Clotrimazole	1% cream	P/GSL2	BTC/GSL2	P/T2	GSL	GSL	P	GSL	OPS
	Ketoconazole	2% cream	P	P/BTC/GSL2	P	BTC/GSL2	BTC	GSL	P	BTC
	Ketoconazole	200 mg tab	P	P	–	P	P	–	P	BTC
Pain	Ibuprofen	200 mg cap	GSL	BTC/GSL2	P/GSL2	P/BTC/GSL2,3	BTC	BTC	GSL	BTC
	Ibuprofen	400 mg tab	P	P/BTC/GSL2	–	P/BTC	BTC	BTC	GSL	BTC
Allergy	Cetirizine	10 mg tab	GSL	P/BTC/GSL2	P/GSL2	P/GSL2	BTC	BTC	GSL	BTC
	Cetirizine	1 mg/mL syrup	P/GSL2	BTC/GSL2	–	BTC/GSL2	BTC	BTC	OPS	BTC
	Loratadine	10 mg tab	GSL	P/BTC/GSL2	P/T2,4	BTC/GSL2	BTC	BTC	GSL	BTC/OPS5
	Desloratadine	5 mg tab	P	P	P	P/BTC	BTC	P	GSL	BTC

¹This drug is classified as OPS if it is contained in four or ten tablet-packaging with a designated warning. Otherwise, it is classified as BTC. ²Each brand of these drugs was classified into different categories. ³These drugs are granted exemptions for supply without a prescription as BTC drugs if certain criteria are met. ⁴This drug was reclassified from “prescription” to “transitional drugs” on 17 January 2017. ⁵This drug is classified as BTC unless it meets certain criteria, which are in divided solid dosage forms for oral use containing 10 mg or less per dose with the label “only for a season allergic rhinitis, not for runny nose from the common cold” when sold in the manufacturer’s original packaging containing not more than 10 tablets per strip, 2 strips per carton

US the United States, UK the United Kingdom, JP Japan, SG Singapore, MY Malaysia, PH the Philippines, CA Canada, TH Thailand, P prescription drugs, BTC behind-the-counter drugs, T transition drugs, OPS open-shelf drugs, GSL general sale list drugs, tab tablets, cap capsules, loz lozenges