90% of asbestos contaminated medicines are discarded, KFDA says

The Korea Food and Drug Administration says the majority of 122 drugs and medical goods confirmed to have used talc contaminated with asbestos were destroyed, while remaining items will be handled by a divided method.

The pharmaceutical industry expects the discarded medicines to have caused tens of billions of losses in the industry.

Talc, a soft green-to-gray mineral, is occasionally c...