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Pharmaceutical firms’ governance grades upgraded
The Korea Corporate Governance Service (KCGS), a local rating agency, said that among 645 corporations whose shares are listed on the Korea Stock Exchange, five pharmaceutical firms – Dong-A Pharm, LG Life Sciences, S...
Binex shares boosted by Samsung Electronics acquisition
Shares of Binex Co., a Korean pharmaceutical firm, were boosted on August 13 by expectations that Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest maker of chips and mobile phones, will acquire Binex as part of eff...
Education ministry sets up advisory committee over 6-year pharmacy college
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development said it has set up an advisory committee to discuss the health ministry plan to expand pharmacy school quota to 1,566 from the originally fixed number of 1,216...
Kim Dae-kyung elected KPSA president
Kim Dae-kyung, a dean of ChungAng University, was elected as the president of the Korea Pharmacy School Association on August 12.
Kim starts his job on September 1, and will lead the organization for one year.
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92 applicants wait for KGSP accreditation in first half
92 applicants are awaiting the final endorsement of the KGSP (Korea Good Supply Practice) in the first half of this year, according to the Yakup Shinmoon. Applications pending final screening totaled 142 last year.
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Chong Kun Dang fared well in first half
Chong Kung Dang Pharma made a good start in the first half of this year thanks to robust sales of its leading generic products.
The company garnered 12.5 billion won in sales of Salotane (losartan potassium), a gen...
Priligy effective for treatment of premature ejaculation in Korean people
Janssen Korea announced on August 12 the positive outcome of Priligy (dapoxetine) in 520 Korean people with premature ejaculation (PE) who participated in a clinical trial from April 2005 to 2006.
“The safety and e...
Regional Hospitals and pharmacies to be designated
The Korea Center for Disease Control and Management (KCDC) said that it will officially designate regional hospitals and pharmacies nationwide in order to minimize the likelihood for the public to be exposed to a new ...
Free tickets for Pierre-Auguste Renoir exhiition available at KRA Web site
The Korean Rheumatism Association (KRA) said it is holding a quiz event through its web site to offer a total of 600 free tickets for retrospective exhibit of Impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir currently under...
Health authorities moving to scrap blacklisted medicines
The Korea Food and Drug Administration are moving to discard all medicines confirmed to have used talc contaminated with asbestos as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade expressed its negative response to a plan ...
