Regulatorische Updates

Ministry data shows about 600 pharmacies closed Jan‑Sep 2024, with 124 (20.7%) having operated for 20 years or more.

The Health Care Organizations Union criticizes the government's decision to set next year's health insurance national support at 14.4%, calling it an insult to workers and low‑income citizens.

Data from police and health ministry show 73,313 dementia‑patient missing reports from 2022 to June 2024, while cumulative fingerprint pre‑registration remains at 50.2%.

Lawmaker Park Yong‑gap introduced a bill to amend the Food Hygiene Act, aiming to support overseas expansion of Korea’s food industry projected to export $13.62 billion in 2025.

The Guro‑gu Pharmacy Association delivered local pharmacists’ concerns to the National Assembly, warning that a full rollout of remote prescription delivery could impact community pharmacy networks and patient safety.

Kyung Hee University’s Department of Regulatory Science, together with Catholic University and the MFDS, completed a RWD‑PMX integration training, certifying 28 participants.

Kyungdong Pharmaceutical and Aul Bio have filed an IND with South Korea’s MFDS for phase‑1 testing of AUL009, a monthly long‑acting semaglutide injection using the ExTenna™ platform.

The Seoul court has officially ended the rehabilitation procedure for Korea Union Pharma, allowing BuKwang Pharma to accelerate business normalization.

KADA will send eight officials to support doping control at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, from Sep 19 to Oct 4, joining a total of 44 international officers.

Analysis of Seoul data shows over 70,000 applicants for fertility test subsidies, but more than 4,000 have not received the test fee payment.

Duochem Bio's PSMA-targeted PET-CT radiopharmaceutical ‘Prostasic’ is now reimbursed under South Korea’s health insurance, lowering costs for patients with moderate‑to‑high metastasis risk.

The MFDS Global Regulatory Harmonization Center has been named the first WHO‑recognized Cooperation Center for strengthening medical product regulatory systems and training, expanding global harmonization efforts.