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3.68 pills prescribed in 2012
Patients were prescribed with an average of 3.68 pills per hospital visit during the latter half of last year, compared to 4.15 pills in 2002 and 12.37 percent of hospitals prescribed more than six pills per visit dur...
Who will become vice KFDA chief?
There is considerable interest over the next vice chief of the Korea Food and Drug Administration as the National Assembly passed President Park Geun-hye’s government reorganization bill last Friday bringing to an end...
Irregular hospital workers increase by 40% in 3 years
The number of irregular workers in 12 national university hospitals increased by 40 percent over the past three years, data showed recently, underscoring that the country’s hospital employment condition continues to d...
Government to step up crackdown on illegal rebates
The government is considering extending the operation of a joint government investigation team in a bid to look into illegal kickbacks prevailing in domestic pharmaceutical industry.
The Ministry of Health and Welf...
Periodontal disease is rising in younger generation
A growing number of young Korean people are experiencing periodontal disease, a type of disease that affects one or more of the periodontal tissues, a local medical institution said yesterday.
Many of us know that...
Fiercer completion to be seen in healthcare sector between Korea and U.S.
Competition in healthcare sector between Korea and U.S. will become fiercer as Korea’s horizontal intra-industry trade (HIIT) tends to expand, a government-funded institution said Monday.
According to data by the K...
KFDA pushes forward voluntary registration system for CROs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said Monday it has introduced a private-led ‘voluntary registration system’ for clinical research organizations (CROs) to improve Korea's clinical infrastructure and technology.
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KFDA to take on larger role
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) is likely to play a bigger role in improving the nation’s food and drug management as the parliament passed the pending government reorganization bill on Sunday.
The ru...
Government to revamp health insurance system
The nation’s health insurance will not be sustainable if nothing is done to improve its finances. Losses are destined to snowball. As the losses are covered by government subsidies, they will put an enormous strain on...
National health insurance to cover new rheumatism drug
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday that Janssen Korea’s rheumatism medication Simponi (golimumab) will be covered by national health insurance through the public hearing.
Simponi, the first once-month...
