Recall of diet pill ‘sibutramine’ goes heeded

With the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA)’s decision to ban sales of controversial sibutramine-based drugs, mostly used for weight loss last October, it is known that such drugs have been recalled properly due to strict rules and management's to act.

According to the drug agency, a great portion of sibutramine-containing drugs were returned to the makers.

The government asked the...