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nonprescription

[non-pri-skrip-shuh n]

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adjective

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

Origin of nonprescription

First recorded in 1955–60; non- + prescription

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Examples from the Web for nonprescription

Contemporary Examples of nonprescription

The sheriff said a search had turned up no nonprescription drugs, and no unusual amounts of prescription medicines.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis
Richard Ben Cramer
January 11, 2014

nonprescription in Medicine

nonprescription

[nŏn′prĭ-skrĭp′shən]

adj.

Sold legally without a physician's prescription; over-the-counter.

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