over the counter
Drugs that are bought over the counter are bought in a shop without first visiting a doctor:
You can buy most cold remedies over the counter.
[ before noun ] over-the-counter medicines
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Medicine in different forms
- anesthetic
- bolus
- counter
- dose
- drug
- hormone replacement therapy
- injection
- medicate
- medicinal
- meds
- ointment
- pharma
- placebo
- preparation
- radiotherapy
- restorative
- Rx
- tonic
- topical
- vial
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