Major pharmaceutical firms hit by sluggish sales in July

The local market volume for prescription drugs n July this year marked 781.4 billion won, up 0.3 percent from the same month of last year, according to market analysts. The figure was the lowest since October 2008.

The market share of ten major pharmaceutical manufacturers, such as Daewoong Pharm, Yuhan Corp. and Hanmi Pharm, declined 2.3 percentage points, which was attributed chiefly to th...