His agency, P Nation, said in a statement on the 28th, “Having someone else pick up prescription-only sleep medication was clearly a mistake and an error on our part. We apologize.”
The agency continued, “PSY has been diagnosed with a chronic sleep disorder and takes sleep medication under medical supervision. He has only taken the prescribed dosage as directed by doctors, and there were no proxy prescriptions. However, there were cases where a third party collected the medication on his behalf, and police are currently investigating.”
The agency added, “We once again apologize for causing concern.”
According to Seoul’s Seodaemun Police Station, PSY and a university hospital professor, identified only as ‘A,’ have been booked on suspicion of violating the Medical Service Act. Police are investigating allegations that from 2022 until recently, PSY received prescriptions for psychotropic sleep medication at a major Seoul hospital without in-person consultations, and had his manager collect the drugs for him.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)