Youth training facilities without pharmacies within 2 kilometers, safety medicines can be provided
Jun 05, 2025
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced an administrative notice of the revision of the notice of 「Designation of Drug Handling in Special Places」 and announced that it will collect opinions from all walks of life by the 9th.
Under the current law, drugs can only be handled in pharmacies or licensed places under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, but exceptions are allowed in school health offices and some special remote areas. The amendment included expanding the scope of these special places to youth training facilities.
Specifically, among youth training facilities under the Youth Activity Promotion Act, ▲ Youth Training Center ▲ Youth Campground ▲ Youth Hostel is applicable. However, it does not apply to all facilities and is limited to cases where there are no pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies (where drugs were sold in a similar form to pharmacies in the past) or drug dealers (where drugs are licensed and sold) within a 2km radius from the facility.
According to the amendment, designated youth training facilities allow the handling of 'safety emergency medicines, etc.' that can be purchased at places other than pharmacies (convenience stores, etc.) without a doctor's prescription. Examples include fever and pain relievers, cold medicine, digestive medicine, and pain relief patches. However, the specific list of treatable drugs is expected to be confirmed after further discussion.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
