Unnecessary (and potentially harmful) medications in over-the-counter “sleeping pills”

Have you been frustrated by regularly seeing patients who have been taking, on their own initiative, an “over-the-counter” sleeping pill every night—often for several weeks—that also contains either acetaminophen or, worse, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) even though the patient does not have any pain? These products include generic and brand-name versions of the following:…