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Table 3.

Examples of drugs that have switched prescribing status in the UK.

Drug	Indication	Legal status
Chloramphenicol (1%) eyedrops	Treatment of acute bacterial conjunctivitis	Pharmacist-controlled
Levonorgestrel	Emergency contraception in women aged 16 years and over⁷⁶	Pharmacist-controlled
Azithromycin	Treatment of known or suspected asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection in adults 16 years and over⁷⁷	Pharmacist-controlled
Diclofenac potassium (oral)	For short-term relief of headache, backache, dental pain, period pain, rheumatic and muscular pain, cold and flu symptoms	OTC