Correct but those are "grandfathered" drugs so they don't count.
>Metronidazole
Doesn't look like its OTC except for cats and dogs.
>far worse potential side effects.
Have you looked at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevens%E2%80%93Johnson_syndrom... ?
As I'm sure you know there are tons of other medications that can cause that too not just "grandfathered" ones, but it's extremely rare. It's not why those drugs are not OTC. I even asked the FDA - it's about money, and nothing else (like Nexium).
> Doesn't look like its OTC except for cats and dogs.
My mistake. But there are other azole's that are OTC.
> Have you looked at
I did, it was a poor choice of wording - I meant worse as in likelihood * harm.