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Bioequivalence testing to be compulsory on combined generic drugs
Local drug makers will be obliged to conduct bioequivalence testing of combined generic products, according to market sources.
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it plans to introduce bioequivalence testin...
Doctors call for reclassification of OTC cold remedies containing psedoephedrine into ethicals
The Korean Medical Association claims that it is desirable to reclassify OTC decongestants containing pseudoephedrine into prescription drugs, citing a recent incident that a pharmacist and his daughter were arrested ...
Daewoong to stop anti-obesity campaign
Daewoong Pharm says it will not continue to conduct its pharmacy-oriented “Say Health Diet” program for pharmacy.
Daewoong said in a statement that the company apologizes for any misunderstanding associated with it...
Rate of concurrent antibiotics use dropping
Korea saw a decrease in its combination use of two or more antibiotics in patients undergoing surgical operations last year.
According to the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, 58.1 percent of patients ...
Neobio, Korea University sign MOU on development of new natural products
Neobio, a leader in the field of cutting-edge biotechnology, said on August 25 that it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea University’s medical college to conduct joint research for the development of ...
KFDA to scrap GMP grading system
The government is considering discarding the current assessment system for good manufacturing practice (GMP) within this year, which has been implemented from 2005.
The current GMP system in Korea evaluates on five...
Ethical-oriented sales policy triggers discontent from OTC wholesalers
Pharmaceutical companies and OTC-handling wholesalers are expected to continue their clash over service, returned goods and rebates as a number of drug makers have selected their sales managers who have been chiefly i...
Doctors, pharmacists likely to clash in Assembly Committee
Disputes on medical issues are expected to arise between doctor- and pharmacist-turned lawmakers as a number of medical and pharmaceutical professionals joined the Health, Welfare and Family Affairs Committee consisti...
Government to get tough on ownership of wholesalers in hospital
The government plans to limit the stakes of wholesalers in medical institution through a revision of the national pharmaceutical affairs law, according to the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
A minis...
National health insurance not to cover reissued prescription, HIRA says
Patients who want to reissue the prescription after losing dispensed medicines carelessly will exclude from the national health insurance benefits, according to the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA)....
