Government’s plan to allow exclusive sales of pregnancy reagents by medical device vendors stirs deb

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS)’s plan, under which medical device vendors are allowed to exclusively market pregnancy tester other than pharmacies or drug wholesalers, is mired in controversy as questions grow about its feasibility.

The ministry said that the exclusive sales of in vitro diagnostic medical devices, such as pregnancy tester, will improve the customers’ easier acce...