How to Use over-the-counter in a Sentence

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• Sales of over-the-counter sleep aids such as melatonin are way up.
  — Jon Marcus, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
• If approved, the Opill will be the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 May 2023
• An X-ray was negative and he was told to take some Aleve, an over-the-counter painkiller.
  — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
• The measure comes as the first over-the-counter birth control pill was made available in U.S. stores this month.
  — Maysoon Khan, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
• Ease congestion with over-the-counter saline nose drops.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 25 Aug. 2023
• The stock, along with Whitehaven Coal, is available to U.S. investors through over-the-counter shares.
  — Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
• First up, control the pain with over-the-counter pain relievers.
  — Deanna Pai, Allure, 13 Apr. 2024
• Don’t forget antacids and over-the-counter medicines to ease digestion.
  — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
• After all, many sit in pharmacies next to over-the-counter drugs.
  — The Editors, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
• The best insoles for flat feet There’s a great range of over-the-counter (OTC) insoles for flat feet on the market right now.
  — Nikhita Mahtani, SELF, 6 July 2024
• And some of the over-the-counter options can even be ordered online with free shipping.
  — Neelam Bohra, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
• The department writes that this is enough to cover 200 million over-the-counter tests.
  — Wes Davis, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2023
• Bond markets and over-the-counter markets will also be closed.
  — Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
• For the most part, though, the skin rash can be managed with over-the-counter creams or prescription treatments.
  — Gagandeep Brar, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2023
• Also, tretinoin and over-the-counter retinols should never be combined.
  — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2024
• The value of Didi Global Inc.’s shares also rose 22% in the over-the-counter market.
  — Min Jeong Lee, Fortune Asia, 8 Feb. 2024
• And a prescription often precludes the use of over-the-counter models.
  — Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 1 July 2024
• Differin is well known for being the first over-the-counter prescription-grade retinoid on the market.
  — Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 7 July 2023
• It is expected to decide whether to approve the over-the-counter pill this summer.
  — Carma Hassan, CNN, 10 May 2023
• All that led the Food and Drug Administration to ban its use in over-the-counter cramp remedies in 1994.
  — Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2023
• With over-the-counter products, that means 2% salicylic acid.
  — Alena Hall, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2024
• How the use of an over-the-counter herbal supplement took a deadly turn for a lawmaker’s wife.
  — Emily Hemendinger, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2024
• Last year, for the first time, the FDA approved an over-the-counter daily contraceptive.
  — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
• But the idea of an over-the-counter way to shorten the misery of a common cold has proved wildly popular.
  — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
• Home remedies and over-the-counter products are usually more than enough to heal bug bites.
  — Loren Savini, Allure, 7 Aug. 2023
• Some naloxone products are now available over-the-counter.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
• However, there are some over-the-counter serums, creams, cleansers, and even supplements that have been proven to stand out.
  — Kayla Blanton, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2023
• McDiarmid says the over-the-counter product work well to instantly kill a bug or for a short-term fix.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
• The 23-year-old also said that his physio had been applying an over-the-counter spray to their own skin – not on Sinner – to treat a small wound.
  — Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
• But there are some new tools to help this respiratory virus season: over-the-counter tests that can identify whether an illness is Covid-19 or influenza.
  — Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 5 Mar 2025