About: OTC   Sponge Permalink

An Entity of Type : owl:Thing, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

Abbreviation for "Over the counter", which means the medication or medical device can simply be purchased without needing a doctor's prescription for it. In Canada, ALL insulin and syringes are available as over the counter medications. In the US, the non analog insulins can be purchased without a prescription. In the UK, ALL insulins require a prescription, and in most if not all EU countries, ALL insulin also is Rx needed. Some countries also require a prescription for insulin syringes and/or pen needles. Categories and cover this in more depth.

AttributesValues
rdfs:label
  • OTC
rdfs:comment
  • Abbreviation for "Over the counter", which means the medication or medical device can simply be purchased without needing a doctor's prescription for it. In Canada, ALL insulin and syringes are available as over the counter medications. In the US, the non analog insulins can be purchased without a prescription. In the UK, ALL insulins require a prescription, and in most if not all EU countries, ALL insulin also is Rx needed. Some countries also require a prescription for insulin syringes and/or pen needles. Categories and cover this in more depth.
sameAs
dcterms:subject
abstract
  • Abbreviation for "Over the counter", which means the medication or medical device can simply be purchased without needing a doctor's prescription for it. In Canada, ALL insulin and syringes are available as over the counter medications. In the US, the non analog insulins can be purchased without a prescription. In the UK, ALL insulins require a prescription, and in most if not all EU countries, ALL insulin also is Rx needed. Some countries also require a prescription for insulin syringes and/or pen needles. In the US, whether or not you need a prescription for syringes/pen needles is determined by state, not US, law. The laws of your state will apply re: syringes/pen needles requiring a prescription. If you order syringes or pen needles online, the law of the state where you're ordering them from will apply. If you order from a business whose state does not require a prescription for syringes or pen needles, you will not need one, even if the laws of your state of residence say you do. Conversely, if you live in a state where there's no mandatory prescription for syringes or pen needles and order from a company in a state where a prescription is necessary, you will need one to do business with them. The difference here, for those in the US regarding insulins and syringes is that federal law (US-FDA) regulates which insulins are prescription required, but state law governs whether one is needed for syringes and pen needles. Even if you buy syringes and pen needles from a local pharmacy and don't live in a state which requires a prescription for them, the policy of the pharmacy itself may be to require a prescription for them. Categories and cover this in more depth.
Alternative Linked Data Views: ODE     Raw Data in: CXML | CSV | RDF ( N-Triples N3/Turtle JSON XML ) | OData ( Atom JSON ) | Microdata ( JSON HTML) | JSON-LD    About   
This material is Open Knowledge   W3C Semantic Web Technology [RDF Data] Valid XHTML + RDFa
OpenLink Virtuoso version 07.20.3217, on Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu), Standard Edition
Data on this page belongs to its respective rights holders.
Virtuoso Faceted Browser Copyright © 2009-2012 OpenLink Software