medicine bottle

Prescription drug vessel

A medicine bottle is a container designed to hold pharmaceutical preparations—pills, capsules, liquids, or syrups.

These bottles typically feature child-resistant caps and labels with dosage instructions and warnings.

The term applies to both prescription bottles from pharmacies and over-the-counter containers: The medicine bottles lined the bathroom shelf.

Related

dosage · dosage instructions · label · take with food · childproof · child resistant · safety cap · cap · amber · pharmacy · dropper · eye dropper · tablet · spoon · shake · shake well · refill · elixir

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Opposites
container contents/purpose

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container format

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Small defensive emplacement

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Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G