A shot to the system
Published: 07 Apr. 2026, 18:29
![A display of 5-milliliter and 10-milliliter syringes is empty, with only a single box of 20-milliliter syringes remaining at a medical device shop in Seoul on April 7. [YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/04/07/b4d2c909-b577-41da-811e-6ccf104a14fb.jpg)
A display of 5-milliliter and 10-milliliter syringes is empty, with only a single box of 20-milliliter syringes remaining at a medical device shop in Seoul on April 7. [YONHAP]
A display of 5-milliliter and 10-milliliter syringes is empty, with only a single box of 20-milliliter syringes remaining at a medical device shop in Seoul on April 7.
The government is working to draft measures as rising naphtha costs have pushed up prices for film packaging used in IV fluids and other medical products amid supply disruptions from the Iran war. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety plans to closely monitor the production and supply of six items, including IV solution packaging, syringes and needles.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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