over-the-counter
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərðəˈkaʊntər/
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de venta libre
- Most patients in Nigeria purchase drugs over the counter to treat back pain.
- over-the-counter medications
- over-the-counter drugs
- over-the-counter remedy
Everyone knows about over the counter pregnancy tests, peeing on a stick.
- Everyone knows about over the counter pregnancy tests, peeing on a stick.
- So Mary's talked about taking over the counter pain relievers every day.
- It's a it's a over the counter sleep aid called Unisom.
- Now when we talk about sunscreens, sunscreens are considered an over the counter non prescription drug.
- If your child's sleeping, please try methods other than pills, including melatonin and over the counter pills.
- Even at its lowest strength, you're getting so much more power than any over the counter product.
- Share this video if you know anyone who's on these medications, either the over the counter, you know, plop, plop, fizz stuff or things that you take by prescription.
- There are two other over the counter compounds that are in active use out there for treatment of ADHD and in use for simply trying to improve focus.
- It's take the over the counter painkillers instead if you can get away with it and I did because the pain levels were, you know, kind of hard, but it wasn't too bad.
- I took some, you know, over the counter painkillers, but of course they didn't do an awful lot.
- Willow tree bark was used to treat pain and fevers for thousands of years and became the basis for this popular over the counter drug.
- Also, if you're taking certain medications or over the counter things like a bismuth, then that can also give you black poop.
Examples
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Do not forget to ask about what medicines, either prescribed or over the counter, they are taking.
Academic text (2012) -
And this is the first ECG product offered over the counter directly to consumers.
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Yes, it's an over-the-counter medicine, but this is medicine.
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Joan could buy her paracetamol over the counter at a very low cost.
Academic text (2012) -
There are over-the-counter remedies for that, John.
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As with any medication, even over-the-counter medication, it is important to obtain medical support and consultation.
Academic text (2008) -
Consumers spend billions of dollars per year on over-the-counter medications for cough.
Academic text (2009) -
I took some, you know, over the counter painkillers, but of course they didn't do an awful lot.
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Camphor is a common ingredient in over-the-counter topical patches used to relieve minor aches and pains.
Academic text (2007) -
She was able to get her allergy relief medication over-the-counter at the pharmacy.
Synonyms
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2.7
Medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription
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2.8
A medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription
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2.7
A medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription
A medicine you can buy without seeing a doctor
Medicines you can buy without a doctor's prescription
How Available
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3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Over-the-counter comes from selling something 'over' a counter, the shop table where a seller hands goods to a buyer. So an over-the-counter medicine is one you can buy at a pharmacy or shop without a doctor's prescription.