Drug makers getting larger after medical reform system.

After the implementation of the medical and pharmacy practice separation system the pharmaceutical manufacturers with over 200 billion won (BW) of annual sales showed ever increasing trends from 5 in 2000, when the system just begun, then, to 10 in 2003 and 9 in 2004.

The top 87 drug makers sold the total 6,889 billion won in 2004, of whom the top 9 companies occupied 42.5% of the market sha...