over-the-counter medicine


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Noun1.over-the-counter medicine - a drug that is sold without a prescriptionover-the-counter medicine - a drug that is sold without a prescription
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
ethical drug, prescription drug, prescription medicine, prescription - a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly"
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The federal court of justice in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe overturned a lower court's ruling that restricted such sales to over-the-counter medicine.
Six months ago, a cholesterol-lowering drug called Mevacor was set to be reclassified as an over-the-counter medicine, a move that would have made the drug physically and financially available to people like Alston.
"By contrast aspirin, a commonly used, over-the-counter medicine, causes hundreds of deaths each year."
It may be an over-the-counter medicine, not a dietary supplement, but odds are you've got a bottle of aspirin sitting next to your vitamins.
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