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Parliament passes series of health and welfare bills
The National Assembly passed 94 bills on Tuesday, the final day of an extraordinary session, including 11 health and welfare bills.
The revision to the establishment and operation of local medical centers, one of t...
631 drug patents added to Korea’s green list in first half
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said Tuesday that the patents of 631 medicines were newly added to a green list during the first half of this year, which can be compared to the "Orange Book" in the U.S.
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MFDS urged to become control tower for food and drug management
Today, it takes 100 days for the former Korea Food and Drug Administration, which belonged to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, to have been elevated to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS).
Under the mini...
Pharmacy’s real-name reimbursement system to come into effect from today
The real-name reimbursement system for pharmacies will be implemented from July 1 in a bid to tighten its supervision on drug claims by pharmacies, according to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA...
Government to overhaul dual punishment system
The government, healthcare providers and pharmaceutical lobby groups will come up with a plan to correct the flawed dual punishment system for the pertinent law revision in August.
A consultative body, consisting o...
35 more rare diseases get free coverage from October
The government is set to expand its support for patients suffering from rare diseases, the Ministry for Health and Welfare announced Thursday.
The ministry said 35 more diseases will be added to its list of those ...
Doctor license cancellation is legitimate, court say
A district court ruled Wednesday the license cancellation imposed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare is deemed fair and proper in a lawsuit filed by a doctor. who was accused of receiving a gift card worth 7.2 mill...
1,284 drugs designated as small-package items
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) on Tuesday designated 1,284 medicines, newly added seven items, as the ones subject to the current small packet system.
The seven items include Theragen Etex‘s Mosapit (m...
Health ministry to check 174 additional substances under DUR system
The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to make public a total of 174 substances which will be additionally monitored under the Drug Utilization Review (DUR) system from July 1.
Of the 174 substances, there are 62...
4 in 10 people suffering from epilepsy
About 4 out of every 10 Korean people are likely to suffer from epilepsy, but a great number of people are reluctant to visit their doctors to check up the disease due to social prejudice, the Korean Epilepsy Society ...
