북한 의약품 생산체계의 형성과정에 대한 고찰

A Study on the Formation Process of North Korea s Pharmaceutical Production System

This study looked at the formation process of North Korea s pharmaceutical production system based on data disclosed by the North between 1945 and 2017 in order to find ways to cooperate in the inter-Korean cooperation era. Since 1945, North Korea has established the principle of free treatment and free supply of medicines, and has organized state – owned pharmaceutical factories and drug dispensaries to supply pharmaceuticals to national health care institutions first. As large-scale pharmaceutical plants and small and medium-sized pharmaceutical factories were established by region, and drug distribution centers were expanded, the basic demand for pharmaceuticals was finally met in 1980. However, as the inter-national environment deteriorated since 1990, the nation has been unable to produce and supply medicines, and patients have been procuring their own medicines through market systems. After Kim Jong Eun s inauguration in 2012, North Korea is trying to recover to the mid-1980s through reconstruction of the self-sustaining structure and acquisition of foreign cur-rency through development and production of Koryo Pharmaceutical. It is necessary to prepare for the mutual benefit of the North and South in the field of medicine supply through inter-Korean exchange cooperation based on the understanding of reality of North Korea.