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Pharmacists insist switching of popular prescription drugs into OTC drug
Influenced by the government’s U-turn to allow 44 over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to be sold at supermarkets and convenience stores, the Korean Pharmaceutical Association demanded Friday that other popular prescripti...
Drug reclassification is unlikely to impact drug price cut
Currently, all drugs including non-prescription medicines are sold at pharmacies, but the government has decided to designate 44 relatively safe non-prescription medicines as “quasi-drugs” so that retail stores can se...
Civil group opposes sales of OTC drugs at supermarkets
A civic group for pharmacists said Saturday that allowing the supermarkets to sell over-the-counter drugs will be linked to survival of new cable broadcasters, vehemently opposing the deregulation.
From sometime in...
44 OTC drugs to be sold at supermarkets in August
Customers will be able to buy 44 over-the-counter (OTC) drugs at supermarkets and convenience stores as early as August.
The 44 OTC medicines are liquid indigestion drinks, pills for intestinal disorders, pain reli...
Health ministry announces selection criteria over OTC drugs
The Ministry of Health and Welfare issued its selection criteria, Wednesday, on 44 over-the counter (OTC) medicines that may be sold at supermarkets from August.
Among them are Dong-A’s popular tonic Bacchus-D, Don...
Will sale of OTC drugs at supermarkets be allowed?
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday that the medicine classification committee under the Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council held a meeting to review the current classification of medicines in Korea a...
Health insurance to save 105 billion won in drug dispensing fee
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Tuesday that it plans to reduce the drug dispensing/management fee from July 1.
The plan will help the national health insurance save 105.3 billion won on an annual basis, a ...
Political parties show mixed reaction over sales of OTC drugs at supermarkets
Lawmakers are very sensitive to pharmacists’ political leanings because the latter tend to be opinion leaders in neighborhoods throughout the country, according to political observers.
The National Assembly held a ...
Health minister under fire over OTC medicine issue
Minister of Health and Welfare Chin Soo-hee is in hot water over the issue of selling over-the-counter drugs outside pharmacies.
While pharmacists claim exclusive management rights for any drugs for safety reasons...
Health ministry to propose bill over OTC medicines
The government plans to submit a bill to the National Assembly in September as part of effort to revise the pharmaceutical law to allow convenience stores and supermarkets to sell over-the-counter medicines.
But ac...
