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Geoyoung, Astellas Korea to cooperate
Cooperation between multinational firms and domestic wholesalers is picking up, with efforts being made to improve drug logistics service sector.
Geoyoung, the nation’s leading wholesaler, has recently signed a mem...
KFDA to make on-spot inspection on ‘Joins’ manufacturers
The Korea Food and Drug Administration unveiled a plan to implement on-spot inspection on Chinese raw material manufacturers of generic “Joins’, which was successfully developed and marketed by SK Chemicals Co. in 200...
Boryung opens synthesis plant for Fimasartan
Boryung Pharm has completed its synthesis plant for Fimasartan, antihypertensive agent, at Ansan of Kyunggi Province.
A completion ceremony was held on November 6, 14 months after the ground was broken last August....
Sales of Yuyu’s nasal wash continues to rise
Sales of Physiomer jumped in the domestic nasal wash market thanks to intensive marketing activities via mass media and public campaign, according to Yuyu Pharm.
The company said Physiomer has a bigger market share...
Small- and medium-sized pharmaceutical firms eager to recruit QA managers
A good is in store for quality assurance managers, as small- and medium-sized pharmaceutical companies are rushing to recruit them in the era of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) system.
“A QA expert ...
Extended shelf life of expiring drugs is not considered, KFDA says
Authorities are now facing decisions about what to do with expiring drugs as they approved an extension of Tamiflu's shelf-life.
Tamiflu was originally sold with a five-year shelf-life, but Roche has data showing t...
Pfizer Korea opens direct transaction with Dongwon
Pfizer Korea said on November 5 that it has initiated its direct dealing with Dongwon Pharma Group, a local leading wholesaler.
Domestic wholesalers welcomed the company’s decision, saying other multinational firms...
Government urged to secure 5.8 billion won for doctor candidates
The government should expand the monthly training fee of 500,000 won, being given out for doctor candidates applying for 12 unpopular departments, to those trained in private hospitals, a lawmaker said.
In a propos...
Pfizer Korea to offer R&D training program for university students
The third research and development (R&D) training program for local university students will take place between November 11 and 21 in Seoul, Daegu and Pusan to foster globally competitive talents.
Under the main th...
Green Cross says adjuvant promising in new flu vaccine
Green Cross Corporation, a local drug maker responsible for the domestic production of the flu vaccine, said that its new vaccine with an adjuvant demonstrated excellent antibody-producing effects against the H1N1 flu...
