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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Keep in Mind This over-the-counter medication is not suitable for kids younger than 12 years old.
  — Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024
• Hematoma pain and swelling can be treated with over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications.
  — Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2023
• The top two are retinol, either over-the-counter or prescription, and salicylic acid.
  — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 25 Sep. 2023
• If nothing seems to bring gas relief, there are over-the-counter medicines that parents can try (with a health care provider's approval, of course).
  — Parents Editors, Parents, 23 June 2023
• One over-the-counter container of Narcan contains molecules in the quintillions, a number requiring eighteen zeros, and each sailed into the nasal cavity like stones hurled at the night sky.
  — Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024