Prescription by generic name to be possibly made mandatory from 2006

The Health Ministry said recently that bioequivalence testing will be further stimulated with an aim to ensure earlier introduction of prescription by generic name, possibly in 2006.

Briefing President Roh Moo-hyun on the Ministry's policy goal on April 4, Kim Wha-joong, minister of Health and Welfare, said that the current bioequivalence testing will be made compulsory from July 2004, combi...