An amendment to the Medical Service Act that applies a dual punishment system when doctors receive rebates paid by pharmaceutical contract sales organizations (CSOs) and an amendment to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act to prohibit potential hospital/pharmacy owners and brokers from exchanging illegal hospital subsidies in exchange for prescriptions has been omitted as an agenda of the plenary meeting of the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee that was set to be held in the afternoon (27th)

However, the amendment to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, which legislates the factual survey of illegally opened and operated pharmacies and publicly announces the results of illegally con