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National Assembly seeks to pass anti-rebate bill
The National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee plans to discuss the anti-rebate bill designed to put an end to the corrupt practice and enhance transparency in the transactions and price-setting process of the m...
No additional drug price cuts are planned: Ministry of Health and Welfare
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Friday it has no plan to go ahead with an additional drug price cuts this year.
In an interview with a daily newspaper, the ministry’s official Lee Dong-wook said that drug f...
Assembly session faces rough sailing
The ruling and opposition parties are expected to clash over key medical and welfare agendas at the extraordinary session of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee that opens from June 17.
The ruling ...
Stricter guidelines on duplication prescription
Doctors will be obliged to issue a duplicate prescription after diagnosis and administrative dispositions, such as fines, will be meted out to any violators, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday.
The m...
Concerns growing over telehealth services
The government plans to provide improved medical care services, such as remote medical examinations, by establishing infrastructures using information and communications technology (ICT), but this may threaten the sur...
Drug recalls on the rise
The cases of drug related recalls increased over the past three years, according to the Fair Trade Commission Wednesday.
In 2010, 166 cases of drug recalls were reported. After three years, in 2012, 244 were added ...
Access to expensive cancer drugs limited in Korea
Korea has restricted access to very expensive cancer therapies in terms of fairness index and transparency, when compared to advanced countries, according to a report presented at the 2013 American Society of Clinical...
Parties to clash over Jinju Medical CenterThe June session of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee is likely to see the country’s two main political parties clashing over Jinju Medical Center and expande...
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Drug vending machine outside pharmacy is not permissible: health ministrySales by drug vending machines at non-pharmacy places are deemed illegal as they violate the current Pharmaceutical affairs Law, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Wedne...
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Innovative drug firms to face certification revocation
Last year, the government selected 43 companies as innovative pharmaceutical firms. Those in the category receive various benefits, including priority to participate in state-run research and development projects, tax...
