Korea's finished drug production amounted to 7.7 trillion won in 2002

According to data compiled by the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association,the nation's production volume for finished pharmaceuticals in 2002 topped 7.7 trillion won from 14,658 drugs and of these, 7.928 drugs (54 percent) posted less than 100-million-won output per item, an indication that medium- or small-sized drug makers need to expand larger sales revenue of more specific items for ...