SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s pharmaceutical industry is bracing for fallout after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that the widely used painkiller Tylenol could raise the risk of autism when taken during pregnancy, a claim experts say lacks scientific basis. At a White House press conference on September 22, Trump said studies [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — With more South Koreans getting vaccinated for COVID-19, convenience store chains are seeing a boost in Tylenol sales. 7-Eleven reported a 23.3 percent increase in Tylenol sales last month compared to the previous month. Tylenol sales between May 27 and 30, soon after the introduction of the reservation service [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The market for over-the-counter drugs sold at convenience stores reached 28.5 billion won last year, with painkiller Tylenol being the most popular item. According to distribution statistics released by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service on Thursday, over 9.8 billion won worth of the caplet type of 500 [...]
Seoul, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has reported that 8 out of 10 Korean adults say they have had a headache during the past month. When itemized by day, the majority of respondents answered that they experienced a headache on Monday. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson Korea [...]