Is it often questioned whether over-the-counter medicines are safe or not? We will answer that today. Well, it is not risky, but there is a gap between – ‘getting the right drug’ and ‘getting the drug right’. And, this can be bridged only through a registered pharmacy. Are OTC medicines ill-legal? They include a limited range of drugs permitted to be sold without prescriptions. Further, health developments had made it possible to set up a 24×7 pharmacy in Kolkata, reducing the drug redundancy and resulting in better patient outcomes.