Korea's Cabinet Passes Regulations Needed For New "Drug-Pricing System"
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
SEOUL - In a June 1 Cabinet meeting, the South Korean government approved new regulations that will enable the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs to speed up the launch of a new "drug-pricing system" that it hopes will weed out drug rebates
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