KFDA vowing to toughen regulations on wholesalers

The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it will strengthen its ex post facto surveillance on the existing KGSP (Korea GOOD Sales Preactice)-accredited wholesalers in a bid to ensure the transparency of drug distribution and stamp out any illegal rebate offering.

The KFDA noted that more eased facility standards of wholesalers by the Medical Regulatory Reform Committee in 2001 have blamed...