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Korea Allows Personal Import of Up to 3 Months of Obesity Drugs
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the Customs Service announced on November 11 that starting November 12, individuals can bring in up to three months' worth of obesity drugs prescribed abroad for personal use. This policy change allows the personal import of drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro, which were previously restricted, provided they are for the individual's own treatment. The move is expected to increase demand for these drugs, which are cheaper abroad than in Korea. The government also issued a safety alert regarding a rare risk of vision loss associated with GLP-1 obesity drugs. Meanwhile, obesity rates have reached 50% for South Korean men in their 30s and 40s.
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