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Leading pharmaceutical wholesalers to speed up M&A move
The local leading wholesalers are poised to accelerate their M&A moves as part of their efforts to beef up competitiveness.
Industry analysts have interpreted the change of business structures via mergers and acqui...
Sanofi-Aventis to strengthen R&D in Korea
Sanofi-Aventis, the world's fourth-largest pharmaceutical company, plans to support local hospitals' clinical tests, seeking joint projects to develop new drugs and helping nurture the nation's bio industry in collabo...
Dong-A to introduce hologram on Zydena pack
Patients suffering from impotence can take precautions by remembering that original Zydena is sold in a single tablet strip only and has a unique hologram on the pack, according to Dong-A Pharm.
Dong-A officials sa...
KFDA warns alcohol and drug interactions
Alcohol is a drug and like any drug, it can interact with a wide variety of other compounds. But alcohol isn’t like most medicine, because it’s so much a part of many people’s lives. Who stops to think that the beer t...
Korea’s drug watchdog OKs flu vaccine
Korea’s drug safety watchdog said on January 5 that it has given Green Cross Corp. the green light to market Greenflu-S, a vaccine with adjuvant.
The final decision came after consultation with the Central Pharmace...
Medium-sized companies struggling to secure QA personnel
Small- and medium-sized pharmaceutical firms are on the alert to recruit eligible persons who are well versed in quality assurance (QA) sector, as the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) system for raw materials has bee...
Battle gets fiercer over drug market
Domestic and foreign drug makers will wage fiercer campaigns to raise their market share as many global makers' blockbuster products coming off patent within this year.
The industry's top players, including Dong A,...
LapGenomics raising stakes in healthcare market
With an active acquisition, LapGenomics is accelerating its efforts to take a bigger stake in the healthcare market, one of Korea’s cash cow industries.
On January 4, LapGenomics acquired Moraresource Co. in a bid ...
CJ appoints new pharmaceutical head
CJ Cheil Jedang said it has appointed Kang Suk-hee as a new chief for pharmaceutical division.
Kang, incumbent vice president and CEO of the former CJ Media, has been promoted to a higher rank for his leadership in...
New health supplement to treat insomnia
Ahngook Health Co., an affiliated company of Ahngook Pharm, says it has launched Good Sleep, a health supplement to cure insomnia without adverse events.
Co-developed by Ahngook Pharm and Elcom Science, a local bio...
