Yeonggwang-gun Conducts Inspections of Pharmacies and Safety Over-the-Counter Drug Sellers

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong] Jeollanam-do Yeonggwang-gun (Governor Kang Jongman) announced on the 18th that it will conduct regular guidance and inspections targeting 28 pharmacies and 29 safety over-the-counter drug sales stores in the jurisdiction.

This inspection is an on-site check of drug sales stores in general. The main points for pharmacies include ▲ dispensing and selling drugs by unqualified persons ▲ selling prescription drugs without a prescription ▲ replacing, changing, or modifying prescriptions without prior consent of a doctor, and compliance with other regulations under the Medical Service Act, Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, and Narcotics Control Act.

For safety over-the-counter drug sales stores, the inspection items include posting of seller registration certificates, price labeling, posting of precautions for use, selling only one package unit of the same item at a time, and whether sales are made to children under 12 years old.

The health center plans to provide on-site guidance and administrative instructions such as correction measures for minor issues like simple negligence found during the inspection, and to take administrative actions according to relevant laws for intentional or serious violations.

A health center official said, “By conducting guidance and inspections on drug sales stores, we aim to establish safety management and distribution order for drugs to prevent illegal activities in advance,” and added, “When purchasing drugs, please be sure to read the precautions for use and take them correctly according to the dosage and administration.”

Meanwhile, the safety over-the-counter drug sales system was introduced in 2012 and sells fever reducers, cold medicine, digestive medicine, patches, etc., which can be urgently used for mild symptoms, at 24-hour convenience stores to resolve the inconvenience of not being able to purchase essential medicines during late-night hours or holidays when pharmacies are closed.

Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong baekok@asiae.co.kr

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