the platform industry has spoken out to state its opinion regarding the government’s move to restrict non-face-to-face prescriptions in response to the criticism that 'obesity drugs are being easily prescribed – just in 21 seconds - through non-face-to-face medical treatment platforms.’

While the platform industry sympathizes with social concerns, the essence of the problem, such as the misuse of Wegovy, does not lie in the mode of consultation, whether it is face-to-face or non-face-to-face.

On the 6th, the Korean Telemedicine Industry Council (represented by Jae-won Sun, Seul Lee, KTIC) announced its ‘Position regarding the concerns over misuse of obesity drugs through non-fac