# nonprescription medicines (OTC drugs) — Postal shipping restrictions by item category

For nonprescription medicines (OTC drugs), carrier is USPS; restriction type is allowed; scope is domestic mail; conditions is OTC drugs that do not contain controlled substances are mailable; mailer must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.

- **Item category:** nonprescription medicines (OTC drugs) _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** USPS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** allowed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** domestic mail _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** OTC drugs that do not contain controlled substances are mailable; mailer must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs: Medicines that can be obtained without a prescription, such as patent medicines, aspirin, antiseptics, cold remedies, diet pills, and cosmetic medicines that do not contain a controlled substance and are not poisonous drugs or medicines.

## Source

- https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_020.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-04. Review by: 2027-08-04.
Part of [Postal shipping restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).