Number of Pharmacies Drops Further

Continuing from the prior years since the separation of medical and dispensary practices, the relative number of pharmacies per each medical service provider (i.e. hospitals, clinics) dropped to 0.81 for the current year.

Based on the nationwide research conducted by the Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA), the figure was as high as 1.44 in 1994, where it signified that there wer...