Supermarket sales of over-the-counter drugs are not easy job, lawmaker says

Rep. Won Hee-mok of the ruling Grand National Party said that the controversial issue on whether to allow sales of over-the-counter drugs at supermarkets needs prudence, citing risks of increasing drug abuse or misuse.

In a New Year meeting with the government officials, Won said that medicine should be dealt with in a careful manner and that’s why we need professional pharmacists.

“The g...