To resolve the issue of medicines supply instability, the government has announced a plan to conduct a field investigation of pharmacies and hospitals that engage in stockpiling of drugs, in collaboration with a local government starting in January. This is the government’s first active involvement in checking nursing homes and taking administrative measures. In March of last year, a public-private consultative body was established, comprised of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), the Korean Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the Korean Medical Association, Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association (KPBMA), the Korea Pharmaceu