Overview

• Seoul Seodaemun Police Station said it booked Psy and a university hospital physician on suspicions that prescription drugs were collected by third parties without face-to-face treatment.
• Police allege Psy received prescriptions from 2022 until recently for Xanax and Stilnox, with his manager and others picking up the medications on his behalf.
• Investigators raided a Seoul university hospital to secure medical records after a tip triggered the inquiry.
• South Korean regulations restored in 2021 mandate in-person consultations for these psychotropics, and proxy pickup is largely prohibited except in narrowly defined caregiver situations.
• The physician under investigation denies misconduct, asserting remote consultations occurred, while P Nation apologized for third-party collection, cited Psy’s chronic sleep disorder, and denied any proxy prescribing.