SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Over the past year, 1 in 8 Koreans turned out to have been prescribed narcotic anti-anxiety medication, a drug safety watchdog said Wednesday. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety analyzed the use trend of narcotic anti-anxiety drugs for medical use monitored through the Narcotics Information Management System during [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Last year, one out of every three Koreans was prescribed pharmaceutical drugs, the country’s drug safety watchdog said Thursady. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety revealed that it had confirmed this data by analyzing the status of pharmaceutical drug use reported to the integrated drug management system for [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — In the past 10 months, one out of 45 South Koreans has been prescribed “anorexia suppressant,” a psychotomimetic agent, according to a recent report. Women accounted for more than 90 percent of all the prescriptions issued. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Tuesday that it confirmed the [...]