Chile’s National Congress has rejected a bill which would have allowed non-prescription medicines to be sold outside pharmacies.
The Health Commission of the Chamber of Deputies – the lower house of Chile’s National Congress – rejected a proposal...
Chile's Congress Refuses To Lift Ban On Supermarket Sale Of OTC Drugs
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A bill which would have allowed OTC drugs to be sold outside pharmacies in Chile has been scuppered by the country's National Congress.
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