As of January 10, it became possible to view the list of medicines that are at risk of short shortages or interruptions in real time. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has improved the quarterly drug manufacture, import, and supply interruption information system on the Nedrug webpage to allow real-time updates.

As a result, not only the status of supply interruption and shortage of drugs, but also the expected date of supply normalization, the reason for the interruption, and alternative drug items are transparently disclosed. Previously, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety disclosed manufacture, import, and supply interruptions reported by pharmaceutical companies up to 60 days in advance