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Park’s welfare pledges under careful review
The presidential transition committe is assigned to resolve conflicting opinions over President-elect Park Geun-hye’s pledges on major welfare expansion and offer the most feasible ways to turn them into actual polici...
Park unveils government organization plan
The transition team of President-elect Park Geun-hye administration announced yesterday a 17-ministry structure for the incoming government, adding two new ministries and establishing a deputy premiership for economic...
KFDA elevated to ministerial-level office
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) will be elevated to a ministerial-level office under the oversight of the prime minister to manage the nation’s food safety, the presidential transition team said yesterda...
KFDA to re-categorize drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) will re-categorize 507 medicines from March as part of measures to reduce customers' inconvenience in buying drugs and strengthen monitoring of drug use.
The authoritie...
More steps to cut down kickbacks to doctors
A civic group said Monday that despite efforts to root out the practice, drug firms are still deeply involved in paying kickbacks to doctors to use their products, citing the recent case that seven former and incumben...
Health ministry cautions against stem cell treatments abroad
The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Thursday called on Korean people to avoid any unauthorized stem cell treatments abroad.
The ministry said in a statement that patients should not try to seek experimental stem ...
KFDA approves extension of license indication for Eliquis
The Korea Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new indication for Eliquis (apixaban) 2.5mg tablets as follows:
“Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in adult patients with non-valvular atrial fi...
FTC to block unfair business practices at pharmaceutical firms
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC), which announced a set of guidelines on Wednesday, reviewed any unfair business deals from 429 contracts made between pharmaceutical firms in 2010.
Under the FTC’s recommendations, c...
74 hospitals caught using propofol without prescription
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) and the National Police Agency (NPA) said Wednesday they detected 74 hospitals and clinics for using propofol without prescription during their two-month crackdown.
Th...
Pharmacies under fire for rejecting powder dispensing of drug
Some pharmacies adjacent to large hospitals have come under fire for ignoring the powder dispensing of prescribed drugs.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, a group of patients suffering from serious diseases calle...
Which are outstanding tetravalent vaccines even for the young?
Disease treated the most with clinical trial drugs is respiratory disorder like lung cancer
Who will be the next Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau Director?
Celltrion completes clinical trials for Remsima SC for European approval
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