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

Language in the bill appears to carve out protections for pregnant women who obtain the drug without a prescription for their own consumption.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

For the first time in U.S. history, an oral contraceptive pill will be available to purchase over-the-counter, without a prescription.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2024

I can't get it without a prescription from a physician, you know.

From The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife by Firebaugh, Ellen M.