The health ministry will soon allow sales of over-the-counter drugs at convenience stores without the need to visit an on-site pharmacist in person, and even vending machines. Sales will be based on ...
TOKYO -- Japan plans to allow almost all over-the-counter medications to be sold online as early as 2025, expanding access to certain drugs currently only available in person at select pharmacies.
Parliament on Wednesday enacted a bill that will allow people to pick up over-the-counter drugs from convenience stores and other outlets without pharmacists. The bill to revise the pharmaceuticals ...