Regulatorische Updates

Stryker discovered that some LifePak R-35 units may have printer and modem access port connectors not fully seated, potentially appearing flush or recessed.

Bills to adjust minimum wage based on business size and to support at‑risk small retailers have been introduced, raising questions about impacts on Korean pharmacies.

GSK's depemokimab for severe eosinophilic asthma was denied orphan‑drug status in Korea due to insufficient efficacy or safety advantage over existing biologics.

Boston Scientific is recalling Imager II Angiographic Catheters after discovering reduced stabilizing agents in the tip, which may increase risk of tip degradation and detachment.

Boston Scientific is recalling Imager II catheters due to reduced stabilizing agents in the tip, which may increase risk of tip degradation and detachment.

Gore discovered some VIABAHN® devices were processed on equipment outside the validated range, potentially causing incorrect distal tip bonding.

Gore discovered some VIABAHN® devices were processed on equipment outside validated range, risking incorrect distal tip bonding.

The Korea Anti-Doping Agency (KADA) earned an ‘Excellent (A)’ rating for the first time since its establishment in the 2025 Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism management performance review.

On the 301st day of the relay protest, the Jeonbuk Pharmacists Association and pharmacy students gathered at Cheong Wa Dae demanding swift government and parliamentary action on Han Yaksa concerns.

The Korean Pharmacists Association held its 300‑day rally, urging the government and parliament to resolve the licensing system for herbal pharmacists and fulfill promises on Korean medicine segregation.

Two Dongguk Pharmaceutical Rosutanmet tablet products (500/5 mg and 500/10 mg) will have health‑insurance reimbursement stopped from the 28th after the Daejeon regional authority cancelled their approvals.

A draft amendment to the Pharmacy Act seeks to prevent external capital from managing pharmacies, with calls to speed up enactment and apply it retroactively to existing stores.