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non-prescription

non-prescription is the alternative spelling of nonprescription.

Meaning of nonprescription

Adjective

nonprescription (not comparable)

  1. Not requiring a prescription; over-the-counter.
    • Rep. Byron Rushing (D-Boston) has introduced a bill into the Committee on Health Care that would allow nonprescription sales and possession of needles. Massachusetts is one of 11 states in the U.S. that currently requires a prescription to purchase a needle.1991 April 22, Elizabeth Yukins, “Needle Exchange Cases Could Alter Law”, in Gay Community News, page 3

Questions about non-prescription

What is non-prescription the alternative spelling of?
Non-prescription is the alternative spelling of nonprescription.

Words near non-prescription in the dictionary

  1. non-preemptable
  2. non-prefabricated
  3. non-prejudicial
  4. non-prerequisite
  5. non-prerequisites
  6. non-prescription
  7. non-prevocalic
  8. non-price
  9. non-price competition
  10. non-price competitions
  11. non-primary

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