U.S. News Announces the 2025-2026 Best OTC Medicine & Health Products
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U.S. News & World Report has released its third annual Best OTC Medicine & Health Products rankings for 2025-2026, evaluating over 1,000 over-the-counter products across 133 categories. The rankings, based on surveys of 357 pharmacists and 134 dermatologists, highlight top performers in various health and wellness segments. Nature Made leads with 7 top-ranked products, followed by CeraVe (6) and Neutrogena (5). Among companies, Haleon plc secured the most #1 products, followed by Kenvue Inc., Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company, and L'Oreal. Notable winners include Delsym for cough suppressants, Mucinex for cold medicines, and La Roche-Posay for face moisturizers.
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New edition evaluates more than 1,000 over-the-counter consumer products, names product winners across 100+ product categories.
The brands with the most No. 1 products among the 2025-2026 rankings are Nature Made (7), followed by CeraVe (6) and Neutrogena (5); the companies with the most No. 1 products are Haleon plc, followed by Kenvue Inc., Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc., The Procter & Gamble Company and L'Oreal Usa, Inc.
"Navigating the crowded shelves of over-the-counter products can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be a guessing game," said Shanley Chien, senior editor of health at
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In a continued partnership with global market research firm The Harris Poll,
To determine the rankings, panelists selected their top three recommended brands within each category assigned to them. The brands that were highly ranked most often were ranked No. 1 for the corresponding product categories.
Some popular product category winners evaluated by pharmacists among the 2025-2026 edition, ranked No. 1, include:
- Children's Cough Medicines: Children's Delsym
- Cough Drops: Halls
- Cough Suppressants: Delsym
- Daytime Cold and Flu Medicines: Mucinex
- Eye Drops for Dry Eyes: Refresh Tears
- Laxatives: MiraLAX
- Multivitamins: Centrum Men's Multivitamin, One A Day Women's Multivitamin
- Probiotic Supplements: Culturelle
- Stool Softeners: Colace
Some popular product category winners evaluated by dermatologists among the 2025-2026 edition, ranked No. 1, include:
- Face Moisturizers: La Roche-Posay
- Face Washes and Cleansers for Sensitive Skin: CeraVe
- Lip Balms: Aquaphor
- Retinol Creams and Serums: Neutrogena
- Stretch Mark Treatments: Mederma
- Sunscreen for Face: La Roche-Posay
- Vitamins for Hair Growth: Nutrafol Women's Hair Growth Supplements
- Wrinkle Creams: Neutrogena
Those looking to choose a health product that's right for them or their child should consult a medical professional as part of their decision-making process.
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About The Harris Poll
The Harris Poll is a global public opinion, analytics, and market research consultancy that strives to reveal society's authentic values to inspire leaders to create a better tomorrow. With a global research reach of more than ninety countries, Harris offers advisory services across sectors to world leaders, CEOs, and business decision-makers with state-of-the-art analytics, real-time software services, and practitioners in marketing, reputation, customer experience, trends, futures, and thought leadership/research-for-public release, The Harris Poll translates shifting social sentiment into a competitive marketplace advantage. Harris is a Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) company. www.theharrispoll.com.
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