Regulatory Updates

The Korean government has begun discussing nationwide drug delivery for telemedicine patients, prompting pharmacists and civil society to organize a protest in Seoul.

대한약사회는 31일 긴급 상임이사회에서 국민건강권 사수 비상대책위원회(가칭) 구성을 심의·의결하고, 연제덕·김성진·최종석 등을 위원장 후보로 선정했다.

In recent employment‑policy discussions, health‑care, telemedicine, and platform businesses were highlighted for deregulation, prompting the pharmacy community to seek swift policy solutions.

Guro‑gu Pharmaceutical Association is gathering reports of inappropriate telemedicine prescriptions from pharmacies ahead of the Dec 24 rollout to aid system improvement.

Pharmacy societies watch the recent cabinet reshuffle, noting the nomination of a minister candidate for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, which is involved in government talks on expanding telemedicine drug delivery.

The Korean Pharmacists Association continued its 344‑day relay rally, urging swift amendment of the pharmacist law to clarify license scopes for pharmacists and herbal pharmacists.

양천구약사회가 정부의 비대면진료 약배송 확대 방침이 기존 합의를 깨고 절차적 정당성이 부족하다고 비판했습니다.

The Korean Pharmacists Association and regional pharmacist societies staged their 343rd consecutive relay protest at the Blue House, demanding government action on licensing and duties of herbal medicine pharmacists.

광주지방법원은 처방전에 없는 약을 조제한 약사에게 업무상 과실치상으로 300만원 벌금을 부과했다.

The National Assembly approved the 'Pharmacy Naming Restriction Law' aimed at preventing misleading pharmacy titles that could treat medicines as consumer goods.

Pharmacists and pharmacy students from Chungbuk joined a relay protest at the presidential office, demanding the government clarify licensing scopes for pharmacists and han‑yak‑sa and resolve longstanding issues.

Regulatory updates exempt pharmacies from business registration and provide a checklist, allowing pharmacy managers to act as product managers and outsource splitting without dedicated facilities.