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Obesity drugs from overseas allowed from 12th

Starting Thursday, travelers can bring up to three months' worth of self-treatment medicines, including obesity drugs, purchased overseas into Korea, Yonhap reports. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety also issued a safety alert Wednesday over a rare vision-loss risk linked to GLP-1 obesity drugs, including popular obesity treatments, according to the Korea Times. The alert was directed at medical professionals and patients.

  1. 비만약 등 치료용 의약품, 12일부터 해외서 휴대 반입 허용(종합) 연합뉴스 · 2026-11-11
  2. Korea warns of rare vision-loss risk linked to obesity drugs Korea Times · 2026-11-11

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