Domestic drug price at merely 54% level over advanced countries.

The KPMA surveyed domestic insurance drug prices of 11,649 items listed in the medical insurance reimbursement book compared to those of 7 foreign advanced countries and reported that the average domestic drug price was about 54% of the average of advanced countries, and the price of advanced countries in maximum showed 2.6 folds higher than the domestic price.

The survey was made with refer...