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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
'Over the counter drugs'
What is meant by the phrase 'over the counter drugs'?
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Drugs that you can buy in a chemist's or pharmacy that do not require a prescription. 'Over-the-counter drugs' can be contrasted with 'prescription drugs' and also with 'illegal drugs'.
- Drugs that you can buy in a chemist's or pharmacy that do not require a prescription.
- 'Over-the-counter drugs' can be contrasted with 'prescription drugs' and also with 'illegal drugs'.
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Drugs that you can buy in a chemist's or pharmacy that do not require a prescription. 'Over-the-counter drugs' can be contrasted with 'prescription drugs' and also with 'illegal drugs'.
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It means, in the U.S., drugs that one can buy "over the counter" without a prescription. In other words, it means drugs that are sold in drug and grocery stores, such as aspirins, many cold remedies, allergy remedies, eye drops, etc., that do not require a doctor's prescription to purchase.
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