Medical expense for pharmacies up 6.1 percent in the first half

According to statistics released by the Health Insurance Review Agency on August 11, the total expenses paid to 18,423 pharmacies in the first half of this year posted 2.65 trillion won, up 6.1 percent from the year earlier or 3.75 increase in the latter half 2002.

Influenced by a new drug tapering system and decreased relative value scores, however, the weight of dispensing charges was redu...