Bill to promote low-priced drug use in hospital may be ineffective, KPMA

The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) said on February 9 that a bill to encourage hospitals to use more low-priced drugs, which is now under review at National Assembly, should be withdrawn, as it may promote shady deals between doctors and pharmaceutical firms

The drug companies have been known to lobby doctors to prescribe expensive name-brand medicines rather than chea...