OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does over-the-counter drug mean? 

• OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG (noun)
  The noun OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG has 1 sense:

1. a drug that is sold without a prescription

  Familiarity information: OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug that is sold without a prescription

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

over-the-counter drug; over-the-counter medicine

Hypernyms ("over-the-counter drug" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Antonym:

prescription drug (a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist)

 Context examples 

An over-the-counter drug indicated to treat allergy symptoms limited hepatitis C virus activity in infected mice.

(Allergy drug inhibits hepatitis C, NIH)

This is true whether it's a prescription or an over-the-counter drug.

(Drug Safety, NIH)

Among them was an over-the-counter drug called CCZ.

(Allergy Drug Treats Hepatitis C in Mice, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)