Korea’s pharmaceutical market is valued at 19.2 trillion won in 2012

In Korea, considered one of Asia's top pharmaceutical markets, the total market size is valued at 19.22 trillion won, which is tantamount to almost 2 percent of the world’s pharmaceutical market, latest data showed Wednesday.

According to a report released by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the country’s total drug production posted 15.714 trillion won last year, up 0.8 percentage poin...