137 drugs cancelled in 2005

A total of 137 items were cancelled in 2005 but the major reasons were attributed chiefly to insufficient content, according to the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA).

The data, which were submitted to the recent parliamentary audit and inspection sessions by the KFDA, showed that of the 137 items whose product licenses were cancelled, 73 drugs (mostly oriental medicines) were cancell...