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Exclusive: Boryung’s Spun-Off Sales Unit Sets Pay Above Parent Levels, Top 40% Eligible for 100 Million-Plus Won

Exclusive: Boryung’s Spun-Off Sales Unit Sets Pay Above Parent Levels, Top 40% Eligible for 100 Million-Plus Won

Boryung is setting compensation at its soon-to-be spun-off prescription drug sales division above parent-company levels, establishing an aggressive...
To Curb GLP-1 Misuse, Experts Urge Tracking Who Gets Prescribed Wegovy and Mounjaro—and Why

To Curb GLP-1 Misuse, Experts Urge Tracking Who Gets Prescribed Wegovy and Mounjaro—and Why

As the adoption of GLP-1 receptor agonist obesity medications such as Wegovy and Mounjaro accelerates, medical experts are calling for structured...
Do Wegovy and Mounjaro Count as Doping? WADA Monitors GLP-1 Drugs in Sports

Do Wegovy and Mounjaro Count as Doping? WADA Monitors GLP-1 Drugs in Sports

GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) class medications, such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro, are...
Courier-Delivered ‘Baekok Shots’ Were Actually Intended for Neurological Disorders

Courier-Delivered ‘Baekok Shots’ Were Actually Intended for Neurological Disorders

Some consumers have been purchasing prescription-only injectable drugs online without a doctor’s oversight.
Maximizing Weight Loss vs. Protecting the Heart: The Paradox of Modern Anti-Obesity Drugs

Maximizing Weight Loss vs. Protecting the Heart: The Paradox of Modern Anti-Obesity Drugs

As global demand for anti-obesity medications surges, a fierce pharmaceutical race is underway to develop...
Considering Wegovy for Weight Loss? South Korea's Drug Safety Ministry Warns It Is Not for Everyone

Considering Wegovy for Weight Loss? South Korea's Drug Safety Ministry Warns It Is Not for Everyone

South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety issued a strong warning on July 8 against the misuse and abuse of GLP-1...

"A Bike Is More Thrilling Than a Syringe Now": Inside South Korea's Last-Resort Hospital Treating 90% of Hospitalized Drug Addicts

A 190-centimeter-tall man with celebrity-grade looks opened the examination room door and walked in.
The GLP-1 Paradox: Wegovy and Mounjaro Patients Shed Weight, but Walk Less

The GLP-1 Paradox: Wegovy and Mounjaro Patients Shed Weight, but Walk Less

"First I’ll lose the weight, and then I’ll start exercising." It is a thought shared by almost anyone starting highly...
New Blood Test Accurately Predicts Alzheimer’s Progression, Pinpointing Optimal Candidates for Treatment

New Blood Test Accurately Predicts Alzheimer’s Progression, Pinpointing Optimal Candidates for Treatment

Dementia medications do not yield uniform results for every patient; instead, their clinical efficacy depends heavily...
GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs: Potential Metabolic Instability Linked to Long-Term Use

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs: Potential Metabolic Instability Linked to Long-Term Use

A new study suggests that the long-term administration of GLP-1 receptor agonists—the class of anti-obesity medications...