News About: Pharm. Affairs
108 drug firms yet to submit acceptance note of returned goods, KPA says
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association released a list of domestic and foreign drugmakers Tuesday that have so far failed to give their acceptance note of returned goods to the association, drawing an angry response fr...
New generic medicines campaign
Ikoma City in Japan has launches its generics pharmacy certification campaign which aims to encourage customers to choose a generic medicine from last month.
These pharmacies promoting the use of generics will atta...
Pharmacies at large retailer stores are perplexed by forcible closure on Sundays
The debate over limiting business hours at large discount stores is casting a cloud over revenue of some pharmacies operating in large discount stores.
Seoul City and other municipalities across the country have an...
Untaken medicines surged 100 tons in 2011
The total amount of leftover medicines collected for disposal from households in Seoul posted 108 tons last year from 66 tons the previous year.
Seoul City has collected unused drugs from households to be incinerat...
KPA has 29,554 members
The number of pharmacists joining the Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) posted 29,554 as of the end of last December.
KPA officials said the figure showed a slight increase compared with that seen from a year ...
Pharmacists baffled at passage of bill to permit drug sales at convenient stores
Uncertainty shrouds pharmacists as a parliamentary subcommittee on Monday passed a bill to permit the sale of certain drugs at 24-convenient stores that could make it easier for people to buy medicine without going to...
6,542 medical institutions open in 2011
A total of new 6,542 medical facilities opened last year while 5,275 medical institutions shut up, according to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.
The number of newly opened hospitals, clinics and ...
Shortage of hospital pharmacists getting serious
Many hospitals will suffer from a shortage of nurses pharmacists and the deficiency is expected to get worse if the current healthcare programs are taking effect without further change.
Data released by the Korean ...
Re-negotiation proposal over OTC drugs voted down
A proposal, designed to re-negotiate with the Ministry of Health and Welfare the controversial sales issue of OTC drugs at convenient stores was marginally voted down in the special meeting of the Korean Pharmaceutica...
KPA likely to launch new negotiation team
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) is likely to select new members in a special meeting tomorrow in an effort to re-negotiate with the government over controversial agreement to relinquish its monopoly on sal...
