Prices of 6 original drugs to fall by 20%

The Ministry of Health and Welfare Affairs said on August 27 that the prices of six original medicines, including GlaxoSmithKline’s Hepsera, MSD’s Cosopt, Abbott’s Hokunalin and Roche’s Tamilfu, will be decreased by 20 percent from September 1, as their generic drugs get listed for insurance coverage.

Under the current positive list system, when the patent period of an original drug expires,...