nonprescription

English

Etymology

non- +‎ prescription

Adjective

nonprescription (not comparable)

  1. (of medicine) Not requiring a prescription; over-the-counter.
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
      Then he called his doctor and requested a sleep aid, a short-term prescription, something a little more potent than the nonprescription stuff.
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