News About: Pharm. Affairs
Which are outstanding tetravalent vaccines even for the young?
As the new era of tetravalent influenza vaccines started after trivalent vaccines, the industry is paying attention to the rivalry between GSK’s Fluarix Tetra Prefilled Syringe and Sanofi-Pasteur’s Vaxigrip Tetra.
Th...
Who will be the next Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau Director?
As Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau Director Won-Shik Lee at the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS), who was appointed by public participation on September 2016, resigned the position, the industry is paying attention...
3 of 4 consumers do not know whether they are taking ‘original’ or ‘generic’
Bayer Korea conducted a survey about ‘patient recognition on medicines they are taking regularly’ on 1,000 people between the 40s and 60s through a Korean research company ‘Open Survey,’ and announced the survey resul...
H&B and drug stores reaching about 1,700 stores in Korea
It has been 20 years since CJ(CheilJedang at the time) opened the first Olive Young store as a drug store in 1999. There are now about 1,700 H&B(Health & Beauty) and drug stores in Korea.
Currently, there are 1,173 O...
Korean Pharmaceutical Association being active top stop Restriction-Free Zone Act
Korean Pharmaceutical Association Chairman Chan-Hwi Cho visited the National Assembly on the 24 to take actions to stop the Service Industry Development Act and the Restriction-Free Zone Act that destroy the people’s ...
In H&B market, Olive Young is closely chased by Lalavla, LOHB’s and BOOTS
In the H&B(Health and Beauty) store market which formed about KRW 1.7 trillion last year, large companies, such as Olive Young, Lalavla, LOHB’s and BOOTS, are competing fiercely each other.
CJ OliveNetworks’ Olive Yo...
KPBMA searching for contact manufacturing companies for 12 essential medicines
The association will find contract manufacturing companies for 12 essential medicines which require stably supply.
The Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association(KPBMA) gave a notice of the ‘Cooper...
Lipiodol applied KRW 190 thousand drug price from 20 August 2018
‘Lipiodol,’ which passed the Health Insurance Policy Deliberation Committee after the recent drug price negotiation, will be applied drug prices of KRW 190 thousand from 20 August.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare(...
Jongno-gu considered to have excellent pharmacy accessibility compared to other 25 Seoul districts
Among the 25 Seoul districts, two districts with the highest pharmacy accessibility reportedly were Jung-gu and Jongno-gu.
Yakup Shinmoon(www.yakup.com) analyzed the 25 Seoul districts’ population and the number of p...
Pharmacies are also vulnerable to criminal offenses
While it is urgent for the government to take actions to resolve safety matters for health care providers in accordance with the assault accident on doctors at emergency room, there has been a voice of asking plans fo...
