Drugmakers seeking to raise prices of renowned brand items

Some pharmaceutical companies, such as CJ Cheil Jedang, Handok and Janssen Korea, have tried to increase their renowned OTC (over-the-counter) medicines through modification of packages and/or addition of some ingredients.

The prices of such renowned brand items as Hituben (common remedy), Festal (digestive) and Tylenol (analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent) will rise about 10 percent, when...