The truth is that demand for non-prescription drugs has grown every bit as fast.

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Prices of non-prescription drugs have been freed and in trades such as brewing a master's certificate is no longer required.

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Supermarkets are still not allowed to sell non-prescription drugs.

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Other shops may not compete, even for non-prescription drugs.

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In order to accomplish this, the FDA now has access to commercial databases that contain (non-patient-identifiable) information about the real-world use of marketed prescription drugs.

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