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South Korea Announces Off-Patent Drug Price Cut

August 2006 | Market Trend Analysis

South Korea's government has announced that the reimbursement price for brand name drugs will be immediately reduced by 20% upon patent expiry. The news comes after calls for greater disclosure concerning the planned positive list reimbursement scheme.

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