Dong-A’s petition against drug price cut to be ruled next month

A local administrative court will make its ruling over a lawsuit against the Health Ministry to nullify the government's decision to cut Dong-A’s and Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical’s drug prices on November 17 and 18, respectively, according to pharmaceutical business sources.

Last July, the health ministry decided to lower the insurance covered prices of 131 medicines that were found to be i...