Five new national essential drugs, including acetaminophenic acid, were designated

Sep 03, 2025

Five new national essential drugs, including acetaminophenic acid, were designated
Data=Ministry of Food and Drug Safety



The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 3rd that it has newly designated five drugs (ingredients and formulations) that are in high need of government-led support for stable supply as national essential drugs. National essential drugs are essential for health care, such as disease management and radioactive disaster prevention, but are drugs that are difficult to supply stably only with market functions, and are designated through cross-ministerial consultations.

National Essential Medicines, newly designated through the 1st National Essential Medicines Stable Supply Council in 2025 held from the 27th to the 29th of last month, are used to relieve inflammation in emergency situations requiring immunosuppression 'methylprednisolone injections';'fluorescein eye drops' used to test for ophthalmic diseases etc.;'Cyclosporin inner abdominal fluids' used to resist organ transplantation ';'Acetaminophenic Acidants' taken by dissolving them in the tongue without water; and'Indocyanine Green Injections' used for testing and diagnosis such as liver function.

Meanwhile, the National Council on the Stable Supply of Essential Medicines has been established by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety since 2016 to designate medicines essential for health care but unstable supply as national essential drugs and discuss matters necessary for stable supply. Currently, 10 central administrative agencies, including the Office for Government Policy Coordination, are participating.




In order to strengthen the national essential drug supply support system, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said ▲ Strengthen government supply support for rare and essential drugs ▲ Revitalize and institutionalize discussions on the stable supply of drugs ▲ Strengthen the promotion system for stable supply of national essential drugs.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.