Pharmacists baffled at passage of bill to permit drug sales at convenient stores

Uncertainty shrouds pharmacists as a parliamentary subcommittee on Monday passed a bill to permit the sale of certain drugs at 24-convenient stores that could make it easier for people to buy medicine without going to pharmacies.

Pharmacists, who feared the loss of business, warned that such an arrangement could lead to excessive use of medication, which would have a negative impact on publi...