{"id":48620,"date":"2020-10-11T06:20:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T06:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=48620"},"modified":"2023-08-16T08:01:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T08:01:07","slug":"over-the-counter-otc-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/over-the-counter-otc-drug\/","title":{"rendered":"Over-the-counter (OTC) drug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A drug that is sold lawfully without a prescription in a pharmacy or drugstore. 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