Shingrix costs 600,000 won
By Kim, Jin-Gu | translator Choi HeeYoung
22.10.15 06:00:45
GSK and GC Pharma officially signed a joint sales contract for shingles vaccine
300,000 won is expected for one vaccination
The inoculation price of Shingrix, a shingles vaccine scheduled to be supplied in December, is expected to be around 600,000 won. It is four to five times the existing inoculation price. According to the pharmaceutical industry on the 15th, GSK and GC Pharma recently officially signed a domestic joint sales contract for Shingrix. The two companies agreed to supply the next-generation shingles vaccine at around 160,000 won. The inoculation price reflecting the supply price is expected to be around 300,000 won. In the case of Shingrix, considering that immunity is completed with two vaccinations, the total vaccination price to be paid by the patient is around 600,000 won. The existing vaccines MSD Zostavax and SK Biosci
Kim, Jin-Gu(kjg@dailypharm.com)