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12 doctors indicted for receiving illegal rebate
A total of 12 doctors have recently been indicted on charges of violating a fair trade law, prosecutors in Kwangju said.
They are accused of receiving illegal rebate from pharmaceutical firms, according to the Kwan...
Zuellig Pharma Korea seeking win-win strategy with wholesalers
Tom Vanmolkot, president of Zuelllig Pharma Korea (ZPK) has been invigorating his efforts to push a “win-win’’ approach with domestic pharmaceutical wholesalers from next year.
“We need a proactive attitude and gre...
Daewoong wins patent suit against CTCBIO
Daewoong Pharm has won the right to market a medication for obesity.
The company announced on December 28 that it secured the right to sell its new anti-urinary incontinence medication on Korean market after the Kore...
LG Life Sciences advertises urination dysfunction medicine
LG Life Sciences began to advertise its urination dysfunction OTC drug “Carito” in TV.
To deliver the troubled urination disorders associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH; also referred to as benign prost...
9 Korean pharmacists pass Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties test
A growing number of local pharmacists are passing the US Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) test, the Korea Hospital Pharmacists Association said on December 29.
According to the association, the American Ph...
KFDA recommends not to use dibutylphthalate
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has recently instructed pharmaceutical firms to replace dibutylphthalate (DBP) owing to the possible risk of adverse reactions.
Manufacturers of 37 medicines containing DBP as...
Drug makers should submit vendor audit report in product license
Those who intend to apply for a new product license should submit to the Korea Food and Drug Administration a vendor audit report within one month after such application from next year.
Under the vendor audit syste...
Daewoong announces partnership with Supernus Pharmaceuticals
Daewoong Pharm says it has signed an exclusive agreement with the US based Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. to distribute a controlled-release Epliga in Korea, possibly in 2012.
Epliga, an epilepsy medicine, is a nove...
SK Chemicals sells Montagne Jeunesse products
SK Chemicals Co. said it has marketed a variety of products manufactured by the UK based Montagne Jeunesse (MJ) in Korea through a partnership agreement with the Skin Hari, a local retailer of MJ.
The company intro...
Geoyoung to take over Jeonju Pharm
Geoyoung Group, a local leading wholesaler, says it has acquired a controlling stake of 60 percent in Jeonju Pharm, a wholesaling form in North Cholla Province.
The name of Jeonju Pharm will be changed to Jeonju Ge...
