Merz’s OTC drug Pantogar released as health functional food

By Nho, Byung Chul | translator Alice Kang

21.06.09 06:20:12

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Newly launched as ‘Pantovigar vegan’… leaving out some ingredients

Domestic import was discontinued since last year due to change of manufactory

Merz Korea separated its domestic OTC business…is controlled directly by Merz headquarters

The hair loss OTC drug Pantoga received attention after its unexpected release as a health functional food recently, after removing some of its ingredients.

Pantogar was approved by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in 2002, and the original developer, Merz in Germany, had globally launched Pantogar in 1976.

The newly launched Pantovigar Vegan has not been officially released in Korea but is being sold in pharmacies in Germany.

According to industry sources, the import of Pantogar was discontinued for the reason of change in manufactories last year, and the drug currently out of stock in all online pharmaceutical shops including Onlinepharm and theSHOP.
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Nho, Byung Chul(sasiman@dailypharm.com)

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