A new drug management support team will be established under the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau. According to the 'Partial Amendment of the Enforcement Rules of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and its Affiliated Institutions' that was released by the MFDS on February 7, the MFDS will newly establish a drug safety management team using the total payroll costs system. As such, the MFDS is expected to reorganize and make personnel appointments to reflect the amendments in the near future.

The role of the Pharmaceutical Management Support Team will focus on managing items with unstable supply and demand. The duties of the head of the Pharmaceutical Management Support