nonprescription

adjective

non·pre·scrip·tion ˌnän-pri-ˈskrip-shən

: capable of being bought without a doctor's prescription

nonprescription drugs

Examples of nonprescription in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another grantee, Ellume, was authorized for nonprescription home use in December 2020. —

Lydia Depillis, ProPublica, 21 Dec. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of nonprescription was in 1958

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“Nonprescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonprescription. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.

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