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Security elaboration/ ultra-high-priced new drug coverage

By Kim, Jung-Ju | translator Kang, Shin-Kook

22.08.05 06:00:47

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Enhancing and Monitoring of Registration Process

The government will prepare a series of follow-up measures, such as improving mechanisms for referring to overseas drug prices


In order to strengthen accessibility to new drug patients, the government has steadily increased coverage by opening a benefit gateway. However, due to the development of innovative new drugs, limited funding of health insurance is a problem to catch up with the ultra-high price trend of anticancer drugs and rare disease treatments. The challenge of overcoming the sustainability issue remains a challenge. As Zolgensma, a treatment for Spinal Muscle Atrophy (SMA), called "ultra-high-priced one-shot treatment," was listed on the benefit starting this month, the government considered ways to improve accessibility from the basic definition of expensive new drugs. The procedure for registering new drug benefits in Korea is

Kim, Jung-Ju(jj0831@dailypharm.com)
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