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An actual improvement of health.[9][1][10]Regulation by country[edit]In Canada, there are four drug schedules:[11]Schedule 1: Requires a prescription for sale and is provided to the public by a licensed pharmacist.Schedule 2: Does not require a prescription but requires an assessment by a pharmacist prior to sale. These drugs are kept in an area of the pharmacy where there is no public access and may also be referred to as "behind-the-counter" drugs.Schedule 3: Does not require a prescription but must be kept in an area under the supervision of a pharmacist. These drugs are kept in an area of the retail outlet where self-selection is possible, but a pharmacist must be available to assist in the self-selection of medication if required.Unscheduled: Does not require a prescription and may be sold in any retail outlet.All medications other than Schedule 1 may be considered an OTC drug, as they do not require prescriptions for sale. While the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities provides recommendations on the scheduling of drugs for sale in Canada, each province may determine its own scheduling.[12] The drugs found in each schedule may vary from province to province.[citation needed]In November 2016, India's Drug Consultative Committee announced it was embarking on establishing a definition of drugs which could be dispensed without a prescription.[1] Prior to this, the general assumption was that any drug which did not fall into a prescription schedule could be purchased without a prescription.[1] However, the needed definition had not been enacted by early 2018. The lack of a legal definition for OTC drugs has led to this US$4 billion market segment being effectively unregulated.[1]In the Netherlands, there are four categories:[13]UR (Uitsluitend Recept): prescription onlyUA (Uitsluitend Apotheek): pharmacist onlyUAD (Uitsluitend Apotheek of Drogist): pharmacist or drugstore onlyAV (Algemene Verkoop): may be sold in general storesA drug that
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