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Over 20 million Koreans prescribed medical narcotics in 2024

Nearly 100 million prescriptions were issued in 2024, raising concerns over brief consultations, telemedicine and weak oversight.

2026.9.17

Gov’t considers expanding prescription drug delivery to all telemedicine patients

The service, which was broadly permitted during the Covid-19 pandemic, is currently limited to specific types of patients.

2026.8.21

Korea to launch medical system that allows hospitals to share patients' histories

Korea will roll out a real-time information-sharing system that enables doctors to access patients’ treatment and prescription histories across medical institutions to curb cases of redundant treatments and insurance payouts.

2026.2.24

Man referred to prosecutors over using AI to issue medical prescriptions without license

A man in his 30s has been referred to prosecutors for operating a website that used AI to issue medical prescriptions. Authorities said that they referred the man to prosecutors late last month without detention.

2025.11.30

A notice about Wegovy is seen at a pharmacy in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Dec. 2, 2024. [YONHAP]

Wegovy prescriptions near 400,000 as experts concerned over widespread use, health risks

Prescriptions for popular weight-loss drug Wegovy have soared in Korea, reaching nearly 400,000 just eight months after its launch. But doctors and health officials warn of reckless use far beyond the drug's approved purpose.

2025.8.25

A populist prescription kills the economy (KOR)

Vote-buying populism deepens social confusion and economic losses.

2023.11.8

A populist prescription kills the economy

Vote-buying populism deepens social confusion and economic losses.

2023.11.7

Boxes of Paxlovid, Pfizer’s oral treatment for Covid-19 [NEWS1]

[THINK ENGLISH] 먹는 코로나19 치료제 처방이 저조한 이유는

Despite being introduced as a game changer in the pandemic, Pfizer's oral Covid-19 pill Paxlovid showed a low prescription rate in Korea. According to health authorities on Wednesday, only 39 people were prescribed with Paxlovid during the three...

2022.1.25

Covid pill records dismal prescription rates

Despite being introduced as a game changer in the pandemic, Pfizer's oral Covid-19 pill Paxlovid showed a low prescription rate in Korea.

2022.1.19

How to survive a crazy era

Thanks to the deep-rooted cramming methods common in Korea, I have vague memory of a European named Montaigne who published a book titled, “Essays,” and it is the only thing I knew about him and the book. Because of the New York...

2020.7.2

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Over 20 million Koreans prescribed medical narcotics in 2024

Gov’t considers expanding prescription drug delivery to all telemedicine patients

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