Pharmaceutical companies actively develop nutritional business considering patient`s health.

According to the industry on April 16, Dong-A Pharm released its customized nutrition formula `Iro Mil`. In May last year, Dong-A Pharmaceutical signed a business agreement with Yonsei Milk for the development and sales of patient-type products and jointly developed the patient`s formula. This milfoil is an unsweetened nutritional formula that makes it easy for patients to ingest them as a meal substitute. It contains palatinose, a natural sweetener, with no rapid changes in blood sugar, hydrolyzed whey protein to promote digestion, and heavy triglycerides that provide fast calories. In addition, Iloilm has a customized lineup of five balanced nutritional supplements for general patients, diabetic diet to help regulate glucose, dietary fiber to relax the intestines, and high protein for trauma patients and surgery patients.

JW Choongwae Pharma imports low-salt and low-protein diets from Kisai Healthcare in Japan and sells them under the brand name "JW Safe Food". JW safe food consists of low-protein instant rice with low protein, low-salt soy sauce with reduced sodium and potassium while preserving salty taste, and energy-free powder for protein-free foods. The company`s explanation is that it provides consumers with accurate nutrient content information so that consumers who need a low salt diet can eat with confidence. JW Choongwae Pharma has been promoting low-salt and low-protein diets, including the "JW Safe Food Tasting Event" last April and the "Family Cooking Class" in August and November of the same year. This year, JW Choongwae Pharma plans to release 8 kinds of retort products such as cooked rice, curry and other snack foods such as corn soup and cream stew.

In 2007, Daewoong Pharm, which established MaDiWell, a dairy and medical nutrition company, aims to grow into a leading global medical food company in 2020 and to become a leader in 2020. Mediwell is a simple canned dietary formula for patients with diabetes, including Mediwell Fiber, which strengthens dietary fiber, and Patient Nutrition Formula, such as Mediwell RTH, which is packaged in sterile disposable bags and supplied into tubes. Pediatric nutritional pediatric powder, weight-controlled snack Dr. Slim S and sells.

The company has partnered with Nutritia, a Dutch company that develops special nutritional foods for hospitals in Korea, in 2013 and sells `Elemental 028 Extra`, amino acid powder `Neokate`, which helps increase the weight of patients with Crohn`s disease.

"It is very important for patients to have proper nutrition management, but there are many patients who are not able to eat or digest normal food," said an official of the sales company. "Pharmaceutical companies make patients` I am trying to help manage it. "

Meanwhile, according to the `2015 processed food segment market situation`, the domestic patient market is estimated to grow by 5 ~ 10% every year to 80 billion won by 2014.


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