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Debate is getting heated on government’s drug pricing reform
Doctors and pharmacists are vigorously opposed to the government’s anti-rebate measures to bring criminal charges against rebate-taking doctors and pharmacists.
They have threatened to boycott the new drug pricing ...
Korea’s leading drug manufacturers suffer setback due to inactive marketing activities in March
Multinational drug manufacturers are smiling while their Korean counterparts are grimacing after sales of prescription drugs in March were unveiled.
The nation’s prescription market volume in March posted 814.6 bi...
Government’s support needed to ensure financial stability of health insurance
Healthcare spending is expected to surge in the near future since the country's elderly population will rise significantly, but the authorities have yet to hammer out any reform package to cope with this, according to...
Ilyang to conduct Phase 2 study of new leukemia dug in India, Thailand
Ilyang Pharm said on April 15 that it will soon begin Phase II clinical trial for its new leukemia drug in India and Thailand.
Developed by Ilyang, the drug is believed to be 30 times more potent than Glivec, a pop...
Lee Seung-joo named R&D chief of Sanofi-AventisSanofi Aventis, a multinational company headquartered in France, has recently appointed Lee Seung-joo as its new director, responsible for taking charge of the Korean subsidiary...
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Multinational drug manufactures threaten to expand market share
Over the years, Korean firms have had to give up the home market to powerful global companies coming in with good medicine and better marketing strategies.
According to market experts who analyzed the recent Ubist ...
Bill to promote pharmaceutical industry eyed
The National Assembly is seeking to legislate a bill designed to make local pharmaceutical firms more globally competitive as part of efforts to foster the industry as one of the nation's new growth engines.
On Apr...
Combo pills perk up drug firms’ profits
It may soon become more common for patients with cholesterol problems and high blood pressure to treat both ills with one pill a day – a more convenient way to manage multiple medications, particularly for the elderly...
KFDA to upgrade drug patent web site
The Korea Food and Drug Administration plans to upgrade the patent information of frequently prescribed 170 substances contained in its drug patent website “Informatics”, while offering more detailed patent informatio...
Hwail seeks overseas expansion
Hwail Pharm is ramping up its overseas expansion drive through auto sales in the Middle East, with the aim of diversifying its business.
The company said in a recent regulatory filing that it entered into an agree...
