Drug output growth slows in 2011

Korea's pharmaceutical output grew at a slower pace last year due to the government-mandated re-classification of 48 over-the-counter (OTC) drugs into quasi-drugs and slump in vaccine production, a government report showed Friday

According to the report by the Korea Food and Drug Administration, pharmaceutical production shrank 0.72 percent to 15.59 trillion won in 2011, compared to 15.7 tri...