Dong-A’s chairman Kang hesitant to sell Bacchus-D at non-drug stores

The possible reclassification of 48 over-the-counter (OTC) drugs as “quasi-drugs,” is seen as a much needed move for the industry and Dong-A Pharmaceutical, but the latter is still hesitant to use the new outlets in fear of upsetting the powerful pharmacy owners.

Analysts draw the rosy outlook for Dong-A by studying the move in Japan. When Japan deregulated the pharmaceutical industry in 199...