Leading lawmaker opposes selling OTCs at supermarkets

Rep. Byung Woon-jeon, a leader in the Health and Welfare Committee of the National Assembly, said the government should not allow supermarket owners to sell OTCs, as this will adversely affect the public health.

In a recent convention for female pharmacists, he said pharmacists should be solely responsible for dispensing medicines.

By end of the year, however, people will be able to buy d...