over-the-counter drugs

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• Over-the-counter drug — Over the counter redirects here. For other uses, see Over the counter (finance). OTC medication with child resistant packaging (cap) and tamper resistant carton and innerseal Over the counter (OTC) drugs are medicines that may be sold directly to …   Wikipedia

• over-the-counter — ( OTC) Purchases and sales of financial instruments that do not take place in organized exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade are termed over the counter. The phrase may be used as a noun to describe capital… …   Financial and business terms

• over–the–counter — over–the–count·er adj 1: not traded or effected on an organized securities exchange over–the–counter transactions over–the–counter securities 2: sold lawfully without a prescription over–the–counter drugs Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …   Law dictionary

• over-the-counter — adj [only before noun] 1.) over the counter drugs can be obtained without a ↑prescription (=a written order) from a doctor 2.) AmE OTC over the counter business shares are ones that do not appear on an official ↑stock exchange list …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• over-the-counter — /oh veuhr dheuh kown teuhr/, adj. 1. unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over the counter stocks; the over the counter market. Abbr.: OTC 2. Pharm. sold legally without a doctor s prescription: over the counter drugs.… …   Universalium

• over-the-counter — adjective (only before noun) 1 over the counter drugs can be obtained without a prescription (=a written order) from a doctor 2 AmE abbreviation OTC over the counter business shares are ones that do not appear on an official stock exchange (2)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• over-the-counter — o′ver the count′er adj. 1) bus not listed on or transacted through an organized securities exchange: over the counter stocks[/ex] 2) pha sold legally without a prescription: over the counter drugs[/ex] • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang

• Over the counter counseling — (or OTC Counseling ) refers to a pharmacist s full working knowledge of Over the counter (OTC) drugs as well as initiating an assessment of the patient s self care concerns and drug related needs. A pharmacist can use both open ended questions… …   Wikipedia

• over-the-counter — adj. 1. able to be sold legally without a doctor s prescription; of medicinal drugs. Contrasted with {prescription}. [prenominal] Syn: nonprescription(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Finance) not quoted on a stock exchange; sold only through… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Over-the-counter — Over the counter, also known as OTC, may refer to: *Over the counter drug medicine that may be sold without a prescription and without a visit to a medical professional, in contrast to prescription drugs. *Over the counter (finance), financial… …   Wikipedia

• over the counter — Medicines and drugs that can be sold without a doctor s prescription are sold over the counter …   The small dictionary of idiomes