No self-prescription of propofol for medical personnel from today...imprisonment for up to five years or a fine of up to 50 million won for violation
Feb 07, 2025
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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 6th that medical personnel (doctors, dentists) will be prohibited from administering propofol to them from the 7th in accordance with the revision and promulgation of the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules of the Narcotics Control Act. Violation of this will result in up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 50 million won.
In order to prevent medical personnel from self-prescribing drugs, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has guided doctors and medical institutions with prescription history by letter, mobile message, landline call, and distribution of posters, and is actively promoting them using prescription software or medical media.
In accordance with the revision of the Enforcement Decree of the Narcotics Control Act', the scope of information that the Narcotics Integrated Information Center can request from related agencies will be expanded, the contents and methods of the sewage epidemiological drug use behavior survey will be clearly defined, and the range of drugs, psychotropic drugs, and raw materials will be expanded. In addition, the Drug Integration Information Center allows related agencies to request information such as salary information and drug offenders. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety plans to use this to analyze the actual status of misuse of medical drugs, such as linking and analyzing them with integrated information on drugs.
The sewage epidemiological drug use behavior survey provided a basis for monitoring drug types and detection amounts, and strengthened management by allowing substances designated as controlled substances by the United Nations or confirmed dependence to be added to drugs or raw materials.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety expects the revision of the law to help prevent illegal drug distribution and misuse of medical drugs.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
