http://internet.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2009/02/06/22368.html

As this entry alarmed, the pharmacy law is officially announced to be executed at 1st, June,2009, although many of sellers expressed strong objections.

The new pharmacy law includes "Only 3rd category medicines such as vitamins and an anti-flatulent can be sold thru EC site,but prohibit to sell 2nd category medicines such as a acesodyne, a cold medicines and pregnancy test" which is allowed to sell thru EC site right now.

Over 70% of medicines those which currently sold, could not be sold thru the net.

Rakuten(large shopping mall), Yahoo and many other entities issued a joint communique to asking continuously selling those medicines for consumers. Mr. Yoichi Masuzoe, the minister of Health and welfare expressed to hold another meeting to discuss the issues.