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Seoul National University, pharmacists debate over extra quota of students
As expected, the extra student quota in a six-year pharmacy college of Seoul National University (SNU) has been critical for pharmacists, as the current woe of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association is that the quota i...
Makers of sibutramine hesitating to change insert paper
28 producers of sibutramine here are likely to revise the insert paper at the end of this month, during which a possible association between sibutramine (Meridia, Abbott) and an elevated number of cardiac events such ...
Drugmakers calls for two-way sanctions
The government needs to step up its fight against chronic illegal rebate practices whereby doctors and pharmacists receive money from drug makers in return for prescribing or recommending their products, according to ...
Pharmacists challenge new prescription plan
A dispute has arisen over the planned introduction next month of a government-imposed review of OTC (over-the-counter) drugs, including acetaminophen and pseudoephedrine, in Cheju island.
The Korean Pharmaceutical ...
Kang named HIRAS president
Kang Yoon-ku, a dean of Soonchunhyang medical college, has been named the new Health Insurance Review Assessment and Service (HIRA) president, replacing Song Jae-sung, Cheong Wa Dae said recently.
Born in South Cho...
Hospitals to receive 709 billion at 10 percent lower drug prices
The government has been seeking to reduce overall drug prices by 20 percent to help the national health insurance system and its subscribers cut down their financial burdens.
In 2008, the system paid 10.3 trillion ...
KFDA to support for development of natural products
It is time for natural products to make a fresh start internationally and the Korea Food and Drug Administration will do its best to support the leap forward, said a KFDA official.
Now that Korea has taken a step c...
Extra-quota pharmacy school triggers protest
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association is now angry over the movement of Seoul National University to select the extra student quota.
In the statement issued on March 16, the KPA said such approach of the renowned u...
Pharmacists showing different reaction on electronic system
The stockpiles of pharmacies or faked drugs will be easily monitored using radio-frequency identification technology or RFID, although there are pros and cons about the introduction of the new electronic system at pha...
Choong-wae seeks 1 trillion won sales with new cancer treatment
Choong-wae Pharm announces that it will embark on phase I study of “CWP-231A”, a first-in-class candidate anticancer medicine targeting Wnt proteins.
The company said it will seek the approval of clinical studies b...
