Generic for Arcoxia (Etoricoxib, MSD Korea), an anti-inflammatory analgesic drug, was first approved on the 25th. The first licensed companies also succeeded in avoiding patents and obtained generic exclusivity.

The MFDS approved four generic of Etoricoxib on the 25th. Boryung Etoricoxib 30mg, Arlico's Alicoxib 30mg, Reyon's Ecoxia, and Daewoo's Elicoxibe 30mg were licensed. They are produced by consignment by Arlico. These companies also succeeded in patent challenge by avoiding Arcoxia's crystalline patent. Accordingly, it has also obtained generic exclusivity granted to companies that have applied for the first license and succeeded in patent challenge. According to generic exclusivity, the sale of