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Typical pharmacy in Korea with the 약 sign clearly visible.

Pharmacies (약국, yakkuk) are easily found in Korea and can be recognized by their large '약' symbol out front. As with western pharmacies, those in Korea do not sell just medicine but also toothpaste, utensils, chapstick, and so on.