76 psychotropic drugs approved in 2006

A total of 76 psychotropic medications including 27 appetite-suppressing agents were approved in 2006, reflecting pharmaceutical firms' keen interest in the domestic anti-obesity market, according to the Korea Food and Drug Administration.

The KFDA said that of the 27 appetite-suppressing agents approved last year, diethylpropionate and phendimetrazine tartrate accounted for 13 and 6, respec...