Abbott's Cholib, the first combination of Fenofibrate-Simvastatin released in Korea, will be withdrawn from the Korean market. This is because the Statin-Fenofibrate market was lagging behind domestic pharmaceutical companies and administrative disposition by the MFDS was underway. According to industries on the 2nd, South Korea's Abbott informed distributors that it will stop supplying Cholib after October.

Cholib has already been suspended due to administrative action by the MFDS. On the 10th of last month, the MFDS issued a six-month suspension of sales (June 24-Dec 23) due to the lack of the number of subjects required for the re-examination (PMS). The disposal period has increased due to the second