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DUR system in Jeju hit by new flu?
The second Drug Utilization Review (DUR) system was implemented from November 2 on a trial basis, but it could not be properly conducted as planned as the government raised the H1N1 flu alert to its highest level, ple...
Drug regulator to overhaul small package system
The Korea Food and Drug Administration is expected to make loose the controversial small package system to make it “better” for both manufacturers and pharmacists.
KFDA officials said more flexible rules to produce...
Pharmacist to get insurance coverage
Pharmacists are expected to get collective insurance coverage from later this year.
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association signed its collective insurance policies with Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and LG Insuran...
Mosquito repellents gain unexpected popularity
Sales of insect repellants are soaring despite the fact that hot season gone by, as mosquitoes in the apartment have been still buzzing around people’s ears.
A 35-year-old, Kim, living in Seoul, is among those who ...
People complain about lack of drug related information
There is a lack of sufficient or accurate information on the pharmaceutical product, according to a nationwide survey of consumers released on November 2.
Of the 995 people surveyed by the Korea Consumer Affairs In...
Dong-A to complete Phase 3 clinical trial over new natural drug
Dong-A Pharmaceutical is set to complete its Phase 3 study of a herbal medicine for those with functional dyspepsia in the first half of next year, according to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
Th...
Huons to embark on bioequivalence test of generic Tamiflu
Huons Co. said on October 29 it filed a bioequivalence protocol for generic Tamiflu to prove the therapeutic equivalence of its drug's formulation to that of the original product.
In order to be recognized by the d...
GSK releases snoring reliever
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Health Business Division said it has recently launched Breathe Right Nasal Strips, a drug-free adhesive strips with a unique reflex design that are proven to instantly relieve congestion...
Community pharmacy favors new prescription plan
Pharmacists at community pharmacy are eager to prescribe low-priced medicines than those at pharmacies neighboring at hospitals, a local professor said on October 30.
In an annual scientific convention, Prof. Lee E...
Big 4 revenues up, profitability downThe nation’s top four companies, such as Dong-A Pharm, Hanmi Pharm and Green Cross Corporation, saw their revenues increase on robust sales of flagship products in the third qua...
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