Won depreciation to raise gloomy drug markets.

Won currency has been depreciated recently up to 1,300 as per a U. S. dollar from 1,260 Won at the early of this year, giving mounting worries to the drug industry, considering that most of local drug makers largely relied on imported bulk materials from overseas by almost 90%.

The price hikes of raw materials escalated to the finished drugs, however, all prescription drug prices are strictl...