Korea having drug expenditure ratio 27% higher than OECD average

The Korea’s ratio of pharmaceutical expenditures to health expenditures was 27% higher than the OECD’s average, which raised an argument that it was important to make efforts to reduce drug expenses. Experts argued the government needed to highly promote the incentive system for reducing prescribed and dispensed drug expenses.

The Minjoo Party Rep. Sae-Jae Oh pointed out this at the National A...