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Stockpiled COVID-19 drugs soon to expire in KOR

By Kim JiEun | translator Alice Kang

24.10.23 05:01:04

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August's extra supply remains in stock amid the sharp fall in confirmed COVID-19 patients

Expiry date is less than 2 months away... Possibility of the drugs being mixed with those in circulation

KDCA directive to ¡®stop distributing additional supplies until stocks are exhausted¡¯



A corona drug that caused a crisis due to its shortage has become a nuisance, an inventory glut, in just 3-4 months. In August, the government additionally distributed large quantities of the treatments, but the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases plummeted.

The expiry date of the supply is approaching, raising the possibility of mass discarding of the high-priced drugs.

As of the 23rd, the drug distribution industry and pharmacies are closely monitoring the change in the supply of COVID-19 drugs such as Paxlovid Tab and Veklury Inj, as these will be reimbursed through national health insurance from the 25th.

It has been confirmed that there are still some stocks

Kim JiEun(bob83@dailypharm.com)
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