Internet survey on pharmacist role of OTC drug sales in Japan

• At: 2009 FIP Congress in Istanbul (Turkey)
• Type: Poster
• By: KOBAYASHI, Daisuke (The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan)
• Co-author(s): Sakamaki, Hiroyuki (Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan)
  Izushi, Keiji (Okayama Pharmaceutical Association, Okayama, Japan)
  Matsui, Masayuki (The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan)
  
• Abstract:

  [Background] Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs Act is expected to be revised in June 2009. Under this revision, a new regulatory classification of drugs is enforced and drugs classified into a new category "class I" are sold only by hand of Pharmacist. Such a social context creates challenges for pharmaceutical intervention into OTC drug sales.

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