Summary: US News & World Report published its second annual Best OTC Medicine & Health Products report, featuring top recommendations for over-the-counter sleep aids and pills among 132 product categories. The rankings were based on surveys conducted with 354 pharmacists and 122 dermatologists by The Harris Poll. Unisom, Tylenol PM, and Vicks ZzzQuil were among the top sleep aids, while Nature Made and Nature’s Bounty led in natural sleep aids.
Key Takeaways:
- US News & World Report’s 2024 rankings feature 132 categories of OTC health products, including sleep aids, based on surveys of pharmacists and dermatologists.
- Unisom, Tylenol PM, and Vicks ZzzQuil were ranked as the top three over-the-counter sleep aids by surveyed pharmacists.
- Nature Made and Nature’s Bounty were recognized as the leading brands for natural sleep aids in the 2024 rankings.
US News & World Report, a health care rankings and consumer advice company, published the second annual Best OTC Medicine & Health Products, featuring 132 categories, including the best sleep aids and pills.
“With hundreds of thousands of over-the-counter health products on the market in the US, the US News annual Best OTC Medicine & Health Products rankings help consumers choose the best OTC products for themselves and their families,” says Sumita Singh, general manager of Health at US News, in a release. “Continuing our commitment to offer consumers trusted, data-backed ratings and rankings to help with their health care decisions, the 2024 evaluation features statistically ‘best’ brands evaluated by hundreds of pharmacists and dermatologists.”
In partnership with global market research firm The Harris Poll, US News surveyed 354 pharmacists and 122 dermatologists practicing in the United States regarding 132 product categories. The survey was administered online in February 2024.
To determine the rankings, panelists selected their top three recommended brands within each product category assigned to them. The brands that were highly ranked most often were ranked No. 1 for the corresponding product categories. US News awarded the designations of Best OTC Medicine & Health Products only to those brands that satisfy US News’ statistical assessment of performance on the survey. Based on US News’ analysis, some product categories were awarded more than one winner.
Best OTC Sleep Aids and Pills
US News surveyed hundreds of pharmacists to collect their expert recommendations of the best sleep aids. The top five products were:
- Unisom (score: 100)
- Tylenol PM (score: 53)
- Vicks ZzzQuil (score: 42)
- Sominex (score: 24)
- Nytol (score: 8)
Best Natural Sleep Aids
US News surveyed its panel of pharmacists to rank the best homeopathic sleep aids. The top five products were:
- Nature Made (score: 100)
- Nature’s Bounty (score: 78)
- Vicks ZzzQuil Pure Zzzs (score: 77)
- Hyland’s Naturals (score: 38)
- Olly Sleep (score: 31)
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