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nonprescription

[ non-pri-skrip-shuhn ]

adjective

  1. (of drugs, medication, etc.) legally available for purchase without a doctor's prescription; over-the-counter.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonprescription1

First recorded in 1955–60; non- + prescription
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Example Sentences

But scammers also target people who have prescriptions they can’t fill locally, as well as offering medications they tout as nonprescription alternatives that are just as good as Ozempic.

But long before that, the move to make a nonprescription pill available for all ages had received widespread support from specialists in reproductive and adolescent health and groups.

You will learn more about Vicks and other nonprescription approaches to calming a cough in our “eGuide to Colds, Coughs & the Flu.”

But a 2020 law passed by Congress streamlines the process, which should allow the FDA to accelerate the publication of new standards, doses and labeling for nonprescription ingredients.

In May, the FDA’s Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Obstetrics, Reproductive, and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 17 to 0 to recommend approving Opill for nonprescription use.

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