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No online trade for 23 over-the-counter drugs

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The government said Nov. 6 that under rules effective next spring, online sales of 23 drugs will be banned for three years after they move from prescription to over-the-counter status.

The rules also ban Internet sales indefinitely for five over-the-counter drugs with potentially high risks of side effects, health minister Norihisa Tamura said at a news conference.

Hiroshi Mikitani, president of the Rakuten online shopping mall, says the ban is "unconstitutional," and suggested he will challenge it in court. (Kyodo)

薬ネット販売、23品目が禁止へ

日本政府が11月６日に薬のネット販売を一部規制すると表明したことをめぐり、全面解禁を主張してきた楽天の三木谷浩史会長は、規制は「違憲」と断固反対の姿勢を示した。

The Japan Times ST: November 22, 2013