South Korea's Drug Approvals In 2016: An Infographic
Executive Summary
South Korea is actively pursuing an innovation agenda with a goal to transform into a major pharma country, but it seems to have a long way to go as most of last year’s novel drug approvals were for imported drugs. Approvals for incrementally modified drugs surged amid a fall in novel drug compound candidates.
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