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The Collaborative International Dictionary
nonprescription

nonprescription \nonprescription\ adj. 1. able to be sold legally without a doctor's prescription; over-the-counter; -- of medicinal drugs; as, Aspirin is a nonprescription antiinflammatory drug. Opposite of prescription. [prenominal]

Syn: non-prescription(prenominal), over-the-counter(prenominal), OTC.

Wiktionary
nonprescription

a. (of medicine) not requiring a prescription; over-the-counter

WordNet
nonprescription

adj. purchasable without a doctor's prescription; "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy" [syn: nonprescription(a), over-the-counter(a)] [ant: prescription(a)]

Usage examples of "nonprescription".

Someone who looks like Forrest Atwater – slicked‑back blond hair, nonprescription redwood‑framed glasses, Armani suit with suspenders – is sitting with Caroline Baker, an investment banker at Drexel, maybe, and she doesn't look too good.

I'm wearing a tick‑weave wool suit with a windowpane overplaid, a cotton shirt by Luciano Barbera, a tie by Luciano Barbera, shoes from Cole‑Haan and nonprescription glasses by Bausch & Lomb.

Daisy carefully looks me over, then aims her mouth in my direction and blows smoke toward my head, exhaling, and it floats over my hair, missing my eyes, which are protected anyway by the Oliver Peoples nonprescription redwood‑framed glasses I've been wearing most of the night.

A lot of chemists’ shops don’t sell nonprescription herbal remedies, but I do, and honestly for a stack of people they seem to work.

Pierce recognized the drug—a nonprescription sedative that would keep her out for about four hours.

They have the advantage of being nonprescription items so you can rush into any drug store and pick up a dispenser when the spirit moves you.

A lot of chemists' shops don't sell nonprescription herbal remedies, but I do, and honestly for a stack of people they seem to work.