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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(of medicine) Not requiring a prescription; over-the-counter..
Rep. Byron Rushing (D-Boston) has introduced a bill into the Committee on Health Care that would allow nonprescription sales and possession of needles. Massachusetts is one of 11 states in the U.S. that currently requires a prescription to purchase a needle.
Then he called his doctor and requested a sleep aid, a short-term prescription, something a little more potent than the nonprescription stuff.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the oral contraceptive Opill for over-the-counter use, making it the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States, but it will be months before it’s available.
Use nonprescription when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nonprescription means (of medicine) Not requiring a prescription; over-the-counter..
Common synonyms include over-the-counter.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Rep. Byron Rushing (D-Boston) has introduced a bill into the Committee on Health Care that would allow nonprescription sales and possession of needles. Massachusetts is one of 11 states in the U.S. that currently requires a prescription to purchase a needle.
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