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South Korea GLP-1 obesity drug surge and illegal imports

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Latest: South Korea sees 3.5x surge in illegal Wegovy and Mounjaro imports

Within ten months of their market launch in August 2023, GLP-1 obesity medicines—including Mounjaro and Wegovy—were prescribed more than 1.5 million times in South Korea. Monthly dispensing rose from under 2,000 prescrip