over-the-counter drugs

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over-the-counter drugs

Drugs that can be purchased from a pharmacy without prescription. The list of drugs formerly obtainable only on prescription but now freed from that restriction is growing apace. Contrary to the previous situation, many effective remedies are now available in UK over-the-counter. They include corticosteroid ointments, antihistamines, imidazole creams, H-2 antagonist drugs, nicotine patches and the anti-herpes drug aciclovir.

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