Adjective

• S: (adj) nonprescription, over-the-counter (purchasable without a doctor's prescription) "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy"
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• S: (n) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
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• W: (adj) prescription [Opposed to: nonprescription] (available only with a doctor's written prescription) "a prescription drug"
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• Overview
• S: (n) prescription (directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions) "I tried to follow her prescription for success"
• S: (n) prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug (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"
• S: (n) prescription (written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person)
• S: (n) prescription (written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient)
• S: (adj) prescription (available only with a doctor's written prescription) "a prescription drug"
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