nonprescription

American  

[non-pri-skrip-shuhn] / ˌnɒn prɪˈskrɪp ʃən /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of nonprescription

First recorded in 1955–60; non- + prescription

Example Sentences

The study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition checked the amounts of choline and iodine in nonprescription and prescription prenatal vitamins.

From Science Daily

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.

From New York Times

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

From Seattle Times

A trade group representing nonprescription drugmakers, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, argued that the new studies had limitations and that consumers should continue to have “easy access” to phenylephrine.

From Seattle Times

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.

From Washington Times