Korean drug makers fared well in ethical sales

The nation’s major pharmaceutical firms, including Daewoong Pharm and Hanmi Pharm, increased their share of the pie in the domestic ethical market last year, according to EDI claims tallied by the Health Insurance Review Agency.

Daewoong recorded the biggest ethical sales with 374.9 billion won, up 22 percent from 2006. Hanmi took up the second position with 350.7 billion won, showing a 19-p...