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Chong Kun Dang pins hopes on new antidiabetic agent
With local pharmaceutical companies competing within and beyond national borders, Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceuticals may find that its latest breakthrough will give it a leg up in the market.
The Korea Food and Drug A...
Choong-wae launches treatment for dysuria associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Choong-wae Pharm said it has recently launched Thrupas (silodosin), a new α1-adrenoceptor antagonist with high uroselectivity
By selectively blocking alpha 1A-adrenoceptors that primarily exist in the prostate glan...
Korean men with prostate cancer rises
The number of prostate cancer cases in Korea has risen sharply in recent years, with more than three out of every 100 men over 55 suffering from the disease, according to a poll on September 2.
A survey of 10,363 m...
Mask is in short supply due to flu fear
Influenza A fears are becoming an increasing boon for companies making sanitary products - so much so that they're having trouble keeping up with demand.
Local manufacturers are running production lines around the ...
Ominous sign for Korean drugmakers
Along with the government’s strong will to cut the prices of drugs in question by 20 percent if their producers are found to offer rebates to doctors and pharmacists, domestic companies have again been subject to a di...
Tamiflu misuse could result in drug resistance
A government document raised people's concerns over the possible resistance of an antiviral drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate), saying the drug were prescribed for the treatment of various diseases at hospitals and ...
Government urged to scrap standard price system
A civic group has called on the government to scrap the actually traded price system which has been under review from the health ministry.
Aimed at providing cheaper drugs for patients, the government has set stand...
KFDA likely to approve China’s new flu vaccine in October
Boryung BioPharma said that China’s first home-grown H1N1 flu vaccine, which producer Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NYSE Amex: SVA) says is effective after only one dose, will be approved in this October at the latest, as Kor...
Boryung BioPharma to produce flu vaccines
Boryung BioPharma will become another influenza vaccine producer with the establishment of its flu vaccine factory, according to a company spokesman.
The company held its factory completion ceremony on September 7 ...
China KFDA OKs production license for H1N1 vaccine
The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said on September 3 it has approved a vaccine they say prevents the new flu in a single dose.
The World Health Organization also said it is encouraged after reviewing t...
