Chronicles on OTC drug sale permit in non-pharmacies

It was in 1993 that consumers first asked the government to let them buy simple medicines at supermarkets and convenience stores. Eighteen years later, they still had to visit pharmacies even to buy such over-the-counter drugs as pain killers, cough medicine and digestive aids.

A bigger problem was that most of these drugstores are not open at night and on holidays, driving consumers to emer...