Korea’s ethical market for outpatients in January tops 726 billion won

The domestic ethical market for outpatients in January accounted for 726 billion won, showing a 15.4-percent decrease over the same period of last year and reflecting the government-led price cuts of drugs last April, according to Shinhan Investment Corp. (SIC)

Foreign players saw their ethical sales plunged by 13.5 percent to 224.5 billion won, while local drug makers experienced their setb...