70-80% of lawmakers oppose OTC drug sales

A majority of lawmakers have opposed a revision bill to allow certain over-the-counter (OTC) drug sales outside pharmacies, said a lawmaker at a regular meeting of Mapo Pharmacists Association in Seoul, which were held on Tuesday.

Rep. Kang Seung-gyu of the ruling Grand National Party expressed concern that drug abuse could increase if certain drugs are made more widely available, as pharmac...