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Experts advise rational approach on asbestos-contaminated drugs scrap issue
Pharmaceutical experts say the government should adopt more rational approach in dealing with the scrap of recovered drugs blacklisted over harmful talc with asbestos.
The Korea Food and Drug Administration claimed...
Doctors pressed not to receive illegal rebate
There are growing voices against shady deals between pharmaceutical companies and doctors as the Korea Broadcasting System has reported illegal cases of rebate.
So far, not a single doctor has been punished for the...
Insurance drug price screening procedures to be overhauled
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said the current price screening procedure will be modified in such a manner that results of the economic effectiveness of new drugs will be directly informed to the ...
Additional clinical trial should be necessary during postmarketing surveillance
Drug makers are obligated to conduct the additional clinical trial of a pharmaceutical drug in the period of postmarketing surveillance (PMS), under the newly revised regulation over re-examination of the drug, accord...
Validation procedures for OTC products is compulsory from July 1
The mandatory validation system for OTC products has been implemented from July 1, according to the Korea Food and Drug Administration.
Under the new good manufacturing practice (GMP) rules, OTC makers, who intend...
Government to assess economic effectiveness of antihypertensive agents
The government has recently unveiled its plan to evaluate the economic effectiveness of insurance-covered antihypertensive drugs by entrusting its study to outside organizations, according to the Ministry of Health, W...
GCC to produce new flu vaccine in October
Green Cross Corporation, a local pharmaceutical company, has started the test production of new influenza A vaccine after receiving the sample virus from the World Health Organization.
The company plans to produce ...
Kim to head CJ Pharmaceutical business unit
CJ Cheil Jedang has appointed Kim Hong-chang, incumbent vice president of its new material and bio business sector, to the post of CJ Pharmaceutical business head as of July 1.
Kim will succeed ex-CEO Sohn Kyung-0h...
So named sales chief of Sam-A Pharm
Sam-A Pharm has appointed So Yong-soon, former sales director of Daewoong Pharm, to head its sales and marketing unit as of July 1.
Kim built up a distinguished sales career in Roche Korea for more than 20 years.
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75 drug makers get suspended indictments over blacklisted drugs
The Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office gave suspended indictments on June 26 to representatives and quality control managers of 75 pharmaceutical firms who were indicted on charges of using talc contaminated with asbe...
