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30% of Korean males suffer from premature ejaculation
Almost one third of Korean adult men have difficulty having a sexual intercourse due to premature ejaculation (PE), according to a recent survey of 2,037 men aged over 19 years across the nation, conducted by the Kore...
Pharmacy school quota to expand in 2011
The pharmacy school quota will be expanded to an appropriate level from the originally fixed number of 1,500.
The Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs will submit the revised plan for the pharmacy schoo...
GE plans to invest $6B to lower health care costs
General Electric Co. unveiled its plan to invest $6 billion over the next six years in an attempt to lower the cost of health care and improve the quality of medical care in underserved regions of the United States an...
Boehringer Ingelheim Korea to release new pack unit of Micardis tablets
Boehringer Ingelheim Korea said on May 12 it has changed the pack unit and size of Micardis (telmisartan) to a blister sealing in cartons of 30 tablets as 3 x 10 cards.
The changes in pack and size are aimed at enh...
Zuellig’s unfair contract provision reignites controversy
The unfair contract terms between Zuellig Pharma Korea (ZPK) and associate wholesalers have reignited criticism from the wholesaling industry.
According to Article 10 of the contract, it stipulates that associated ...
Green Cross to emerge as forerunner in vaccine business
Green Cross Corporation (GCC) is expected to become a leader in the new influenza vaccine sector as the Korean government plans to double its stockpile of Tamiflu and other influenza drugs, enough to treat 5 million p...
Drugmakers moving toward temporary suspension of small drug package system
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association has pushed up with its plan to suspend the current small drug package system on the ground of the drug cost hike.
The association announced it has received a posit...
IP-Korea opens R&D center
Institut Pasteur Korea (IP-Korea) has launched its independent research center on newly constructed on Pangyo Headquarters. The cost of construction was equally covered by the Minister of Education, Science and Techno...
Health insurance to increase coverage for rare diseases
The government will expand health insurance benefits for treatment of 18 intractable or rare diseases, the Health Ministry announced on May 8.
Patients suffering from narcolepsy, cataplexy and thalassemia will be r...
Concerns mounting over new pharmacy college plan
As two of Korea’s most prestigious universities ― Korea University (KU) and Yonsei University ― have revealed plans to open pharmacy schools, there are growing concerns over a fiercer competition in pharmacy colleges ...
