without a prescription

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The agency also states that packages containing more than a 14 day supply cannot be sold without a prescription.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Pharmacists can administer Covid vaccines to patients in all states without a prescription under the new guidelines, according to the American Pharmacists Association.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

While an exact date has yet to be announced, an oral contraceptive named Opill is likely to be available over-the-counter, without a prescription, some time this year.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2023

Under UK law, it is illegal to sell semaglutide as a medicine without a prescription.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

"Do you gen'l'muns all understand that we're tryin' to convict this feller for doctoring a horse without a prescription?"

From By Advice of Counsel by Train, Arthur Cheney