The pharmaceutical industry is considering withdrawing sales of functional health foods after just five days of selling them at Korea Daiso

The pharmaceutical industry is considering withdrawing sales of health functional foods from Korea Daiso. This is interpreted as a measure in response to backlash from pharmacists.
On the 28th, according to the pharmaceutical industry, Iliang Pharmaceutical announced that it had decided to withdraw from Daiso.
This was just five days after the company began selling low-priced health functional foods through Daiso on the 24th. Ichiyo Pharmaceutical has not disclosed the reason for its early withdrawal, but it has not disclosed any reason for its early withdrawal from the drugstore sales product line.
This appears to be a response to the backlash from pharmacists who fear a drop in sales due to the sale of Daiso Health Foods, which is now one-fifth of their sales. Some pharmacists are even boycotting the drugs sold by Daiso Health Foods.
As the controversy over Daiso Health Foods grew, Daewoong Pharmaceutical and Chongkeundang Health reportedly began internal discussions about whether to withdraw their products from sale at Daiso.
Daekuma Pharmaceutical has launched 26 types of nutritional supplements under its health food brand 'Dr. Bear' at Daiso. These include multivitamin and mineral supplements, milk thistle for liver health, and Lutein for eye health.
These include vitamins for children and children's multivitamins. The price is in the 3,000-5,000 won range (approximately 300-500 yen) for a month's supply.
Jong Kun Do Health will be releasing Lactofit Gold and Lutein Diazan in March and April.
It was planned to release two types of healthy food, including Chin, exclusively at Daiso.