Korea’s 30th novel drug K-Cab to get insurance benefit from March

Korea Biomedical Review

27 February 2019 - Korea’s 30th novel medicine K-Cab Tab. (tegoprazan) will receive insurance coverage, eight months after winning approval, the government said. 

The gastric acid inhibitor will be reimbursable from March 1.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare’s health insurance policy review committee set the price of K-Cab Tab. 50mg at 1,300 won ($1.16) per pill on Tuesday.

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