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Government mulls modification of nursing personnel system
The government is considering abolishing the assistant nursing personnel system in 2018 to integrate the two-way nursing personnel system, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday.
Under the plan, the gover...
HIRA saves 2.15 trillion won in 2012
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) said Wednesday that it contributed to saving 2.15 trillion won from the state insurance fund last year through a series of measures, citing the report of Seoul...
Dong-A hit for kickbacks
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) has banned four pharmaceutical companies from selling some of their products for 30 days for offering kickbacks to doctors and pharmacists.
The Korea drug regulator sai...
Pharmacist wins lawsuit against fines of generic dispensing
A Seoul Administrative court ruled that the government illegally fined a pharmacist for his generic dispensing.
The court ruled that the fines of 82.4 million won imposed by the Ministry of Welfare (plus 20 million...
US FDA approval for Kynamro supported by Korean toxicology center
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 29 approved Kynamro (mipomersen sodium) injection as an addition to lipid-lowering medications and diet to treat patients with a rare type of high cholesterol called homoz...
Jakavi approved in Korea
Novartis Korea has recently received approval from the Korea Food and Drug Administration for Jakavi (INC424, ruxolitinib tablets), a drug for the treatment of disease-related splenomegaly and/or its associated sympto...
Additional warnings to be put in sales of 134 drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it instructed 79 pharmaceutical companies to add the warnings to the instructions of 134 medicinal products. Among the relevant products are Ofloxacin, lomef...
Health ministry to expand Quality Assessment System
The Ministry of Health and Welfare is considering expanded implementation of Quality Assessment System (QAS) in national hospitals, 34 regional medical centers and five Red Cross hospitals.
The ministry said Monday...
FTC, health ministry criticized for lax supervision of predatory pricing
The state fair trade regulator and the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) were under criticism for their apparently negligent supervision of the pharmaceutical industry as evidence of predatory pricing scheme by dr...
Diane-35 to be pulled from shelvesGermany-based Bayer acne pill Diane 35 and its generic versions face being banned in the Korean market as the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) on Thursday ordered docto...
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