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Support For Italian Supermarkets To Sell OTCs

July 2006 | Market Trend Analysis

Signalling a potential end to Italian pharmacies' monopoly on selling over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, the President of FederAnziani, Roberto Messina, is calling for the sale of OTC drugs in supermarkets, albeit with certain restrictions initially.

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