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Revalidation may perform voluntarily
A drug maker will be allowed to conduct revalidation voluntarily over sterile or non-sterile medicinal products, once the overall manufacturing method or facility/equipment was already validated, according to the Kore...
Zydena’s once-daily-dosing is effective
Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co. says it has completed a 240 Korean patient once-a-day dosing clinical study of udenafil, its new long acting phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor for erectile dysfunction (ED).
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Selling OTCs at supermarkets will lead to drug abuse
Suggestions made by the Korea Development Institute (KDI), the country's leading think tank, at a public hearing on services-sector reform on November 12, have drawn criticism from pharmaceutical camp.
"Most of the...
SNU to set up new R&D center
Seoul National University’s pharmacy college unveiled its plan to research and development (R&D) center
Seo Young-geur, the incumbent pharmacy college dean, says that he will describe the plan in more detail durin...
Drug seminar focuses on economies of biosimilars
The economics of biologics will grow more challenging, especially as demand increases as the financial model of the industry has been built on aggressive pricing of drugs intended for use in a limited number of patien...
Sales of domestic pharmaceutical firms up 20% in October
The combined sales of the nine major domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in October marked a growth rat of more than 20 percent from the same month of last year, according to market analysts.
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Direct dealing is hot potato to multinationals
The issue of direct transaction with local wholesalers is likely to become a hot potato between multinational companies and domestic wholesales.
“We hope foreign drug makers will promote a win-win spirit with us fo...
Second test-run DUR program hits obstacle
The ongoing Drug Utilization Review (DUR) program in Cheju has hit a snag as doctors have not joined it due to poor computerized system, pharmaceutical business sources said recently.
According to the sources, phar...
Allegan Korea to release anti-wrinkle agents
Allergan Korea plans to launch two types of hyaluronic acid fillers - Juvederm Ultra and Ultra Plus injectable gels from next month.
Juvederm injectable gel is a colorless hyaluronic acid gel that is injected into ...
Government OKs sales of locally-produced flu vaccine for infant
Korea's health authorities gave the green light to a local pharmaceutical company on November 16 to sell the nation's first vaccine for type-A (H1N1) influenza for infants aged from six months and less than 3 years.
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