Changes in outpatient prescriptions in Busan and Gyeongnam South Korea 2020
All surveyed drug sellers (i.e. pharmacists) in the city of Busan and the province of Gyeongnam indicated a decrease, whether small or large, in outpatient prescriptions following the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea in early 2020. Around three-quarters said they had seen decreases of between 11 percent and 40 percent. This trend matches that of most other regions in Korea. This decrease is attributed to fewer hospital visits in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
