All Type of News
Vice chairman PhRMA arrives in Seoul
The International Regulatory Committee vice chairman of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufactures of America (PhRMA) visited Seoul to share ideas with his Korean counterpart on common technical document (CTD) and the n...
Academia calls for careful approach over economic effectiveness of medicines
The local academia circle has demanded the government revise the current method of evaluating conventional medicines as about 20 experts are available only in universities.
“Considering the shortage of professional...
Allergan, Samil jointly sponsor launching symposia on GanfortAllergan Korea said it has jointly sponsored with Samil Pharm concerning Ganfort, a Lumigan/timolol combination product for the treatment of glaucoma.
The symposia were held ...
|
Chong Kun Dang’s Pregrel demonstrates comparable to PlavixThe safety and efficacy can be achieved for 300 patients exposing to a high risk of coronary artery disease or its similar disease with Chong Kun Dang’s Pregrel, the generic ver...
|
Wyeth Korea works to stage strike over wage
The labor union of Wyeth Korea decided to launch a strike on October 10, after it rejected a mediation proposal by the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission.
Roughly 90 percent of all union members favored the ...
NHIC likely to freeze medical service fee in 2009
The National Health Insurance Corporation decided to freeze next year’s medical service fee on October 8 to ensure better stability of the nation’s health insurance.
A NHIC official said health providers should sha...
KFDA commissioner backs safety and efficacy of combined generic medications
The safety and efficacy of combined generic medications may be demonstrated by a comparative dissolution test only, according to the Korea Food and Administration.
In a parliamentary audit, the KFDA’s commissioner ...
Pfizer CEO visits health ministry
Jeffrey B. Kindler, chairman and CEO of the pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, had an informal meeting with Korea’s Health and Welfare Minister Jeon Jae-hee on October 9 during his visit to Korea last week.
According to t...
Wyeth Korea unionists reject pay deal
A 5.5-percent wage hike proposal, which was finally made by the Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission (SRLRC) on October 9, was rejected by union members of Wyeth Korea, creating a divisive dispute between labor a...
ERBITUX(Cetuximab) approved for treatment of KRAS wild type metastatic colorectal cancer
Merck Korea announced on October 8 that the Korea Food and Drug Administration has approved Erbitux (cetuximab), a first-in-class and highly active IgG1 monoclonal antibody targeting the epidermal growth factor recept...
