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Prescription of thrombolytic agents to be restricted
The government plans to restrict prescription of thrombolytic medications as much as possible, according to a source from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
Under the newly revised regulation, doct...
BMS Korea, wholesalers to cooperate
Direct dealing between multinational companies and domestic wholesalers is picking, with the latter’s efforts to being made to step up direct transactions.
BMS Korea said on November 26 it has directly delivered th...
Bioequivalence tests on generic Tamiflu are still underway
Local pharmaceutical companies have still embarked on their bioequivalence studies of their generic version of Tamiflu, health officials said recently.
Several companies including Kukje Pharm and Huons have receiv...
Drug regulator to get tough over imported psychotropic materials
Local psychotropic importers will be required to obtain an import license for narcotics (psychotropic materials) from December 20
Under the newly revised regulations, narcotics importers should submit a variety of ...
Yungjin opens GMP plant
Yungjin Pharm said it has recently started operation of a GMP plant in Wanju of Cheolla Province that will produce pharmaceutical bulk materials.
A Yungjin official said that a total of 2.0 billion won was spent co...
Prices of 153 items to be lowered from next month
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs says health insurance prices of 153 items will be reduced from this December by 6.31 percent on average.
Included in the 153 items are Handok Pharm’s Triapin (rami...
Health insurance premium to rise by 4.9%
The national health insurance premium will go up by 4.9 percent from next year, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs announced on November 25.
A ministry spokesperson said the hike was inevitable beca...
Drug cost guidelines makes public
The cost breakdown criteria for new homegrown drug were revised, according to the National Health Insurance Corporation.
In an information session, KHIC officials said that under the revised cost guidelines, genera...
Family feud breaks out over inheritance
A family feud within Green Cross Corporation broke out as the eldest son Huh Seong-su, 39, and former vice president of Green Cross, objected to his father’s will
Huh Young-sup, chairman of Korea Green Cross Corp.,...
2,200 pharmacolgy students march against government policy
Around 2,200 students from the 19 pharmacology schools rallied on November 25 in Seoul against a government plan to increase the quota of new pharmacology students and allow new department for employees at pharmaceuti...
