Changes in outpatient prescriptions in Daejeon and Chungcheong South Korea 2020
Nearly all surveyed drug sellers (i.e. pharmacists) in the city of Daejeon and the provinces of North and South Chungcheong indicated a decrease, whether small or large, in outpatient prescriptions following the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea in early 2020. A particularly large share reported decreases in prescriptions of over 40 percent. The overall decrease is attributed to fewer hospital visits in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
