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3 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
Then he called his doctor and requested a sleep aid, a short-term prescription, something a little more potent than the nonprescription stuff.
Source: wiktionary
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the oral contraceptive Opill for over-the-counter use, making it the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States, but it will be months before it’s available.
Source: wiktionary
Closest matches include nonprescription medication, nonprescription status, otc, otc designation, otc drug.
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