Medytox Faces Botulinum Approval Cancellation Over Data Issues

But Korean Firm Pushes Back

Leading South Korean botulinum toxin company Medytox is facing substantial business risk as its Meditoxin product is suspended amid test result manipulation investigations.

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South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has tentatively suspended the manufacture, sale and use of Medytox Inc.’s botulinum toxin product Meditoxin and begun the process for an approval cancellation, over concerns that related data were manipulated.

The moves are expected to take a toll on the business of the country's leading botulinum toxin maker via a...

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