Three vaccines by MSD Korea—Gardasil, Gardasil 9 and RotaTeq—would raise their supply price from April.

A pharmaceutical industry source told on Feb. 27 that MSD Korea has decided to raise the price of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines Gardasil and Gardasil 9 and a rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq. The new price would be implemented from coming Apr. 1.

The prices would be increased by 15 percent for Gardasil and Gardasil 9, and 17 percent for RotaTeq. Accordingly, Gardasil 9 would be supplied at an approximate price of 120,000 won (VAT excluded). Gardasil would be priced at just below 100,000 won and RotaTeq at 50,000 won. But for the bidding wholesale, the price increase would