News About: Pharm. Industry
KPMA membership fee paid by turnover standards
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) says that instead of the current membership payment system levied on production records of each member, which has been implemented for 50 years, it will soon d...
Local market contested by foreign invested firms in the fourth quarter
Competitions between domestic and foreign invested firms over the domestic market have become fierce after the full-fledged implementation of the new system of separating drug dispensing from medical practice.
A re...
Establishment of AIDS vaccine plant eyed
In a bid to establish an AIDS vaccine plant at Songdo of Inchon, western part of Seoul, an agreement to incorporate a joint venture 'Celtrion' will be executed on February 25th at a KOTRA convention hall among VaxGen,...
KPMA to specify implementation plans for Fair Trade Provisions.
The KPMA took a directorate meeting on Feb. 7 to form a practical level of the Commission for the Fair Trade Orders and prepared more specific implementation plans.
The Commission will be organized with the practic...
Milican inj. awarded grand prize for new drug development
Sponsored by Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy and Maeil Economic News/TV every year, the Korea Drug Research Association has recently announce...
Diane 35 tab. team of Schering Korea having popularity
Composed of 60 pharmacy collegians from 19 different universities, Diane 35 team has been getting a big popularity from 10,000 pharmacies for their systematic nationwide-tour detailing of Diane 35 tab., Schering Korea...
Medical representative certification being emphasized
With more intensified competition after the full-fledged SDP function in the local pharmaceutical market, a lot of pharmaceutical firms are strengthening their marketing activities in hospital and clinic sectors with ...
Fostering program required for domestically developed new drugs.
4 new drugs have been developed by purely domestic research and development sources in Korea, but the rigid NHI pricing policy, taking too long period of its approval and price determination, has played as a serious b...
Major Korean companies concentrating on 'aggressive marketing '
To safeguard better position in the local pharmaceutical market influenced by the first round of SDP (separation of dispensing from medical practice) function, the leading Korean drug makers are focusing their 2002 bu...
KPTA in agreement with China for promoting pharmaceuticals trade
Pan-Asia collaboration network for the exportation of local pharmaceuticals will be further promoted.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Traders Association (KPTA) has announced it signed an agreement with The Association of...
