Health minister-nominee object to supermarkets’ selling drugs

Chin Soo-hee, nominee for health and welfare minister, said in her written statement on August 20 that she will not allow supermarkets to sell over-the-counter drugs, calling it "unprofessional and unacceptable, before her confirmation hearing at the National Assembly on August 23.

“All drugs should be handled at pharmacies to to benefit public health,” she said.

So far, the Ministry of H...