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Government spent 114.9 billion won to comprehensive research projects over 8 years
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Monday it will announce the final research outcomes made over the past eight years.
As part of its efforts to create Korea’s new growth engines, the ministry h...
Sales of 11 OTC drugs at convenient stores
Despite years-long opposition from pharmacists, a total of 11 over-the-counter (OTC) drugs including analgesics and painkillers are being sold at 24-hour convenience stores around the country starting Thursday. But pr...
Health ministry provides necessary information on convenient stores selling first-aid drugs
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday that a total of 11 over-the-counter drugs including analgesics and painkillers are being sold by 11,538 convenience stores and 1,907 local health care centers in rural ...
Government spend 1.2 trillion won to treat eye diseases in 2011
The National Health Insurance Corporation said Sunday it spent 1.2 trillion won treating the eye diseases last year, a 1.4-fold rise from 800 billion won in 2007, and 2.5 percent of total illness coverage.
In 2011,...
More wholesalers want to handle 13 OTC drugs
Thirteen over-the-counter (OTC) drugs will be sold at convenience stores from Thursday, but more wholesalers have a keen interest in handling these items through their distribution route.
The retail industry said t...
KFDA lifts ban on Novartis flu vaccine
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it has lifted a ban on import of Agrippal junior prefilled syringe, an influenza vaccine made by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis after documenting that conce...
Convenience stores ready to sell 13 OTC drugs on Nov. 15
Thirteen over-the-counter (OTC) drugs will be sold at convenience stores from this week in line with the revised Pharmaceutical Affairs Law.
The list was revealed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in July afte...
Health policy responses to the financial crisis in Europe
When confronted by an economic shock affecting the health sector in Europe, policymakers are struggling to maintain, decrease or increase current levels of public expenditure on health by adopting an alternative dispe...
Number of Korean people suffering from diabetes to reach 6 million in 2050
The number of Korea’s population suffering from diabetes is expected to 5.91 million in 2050 as three out of 10 people have potential diabetic patients, the Korean Diabetes Association said Thursday.
The associatio...
Biopid wins approval for atopic skin disease drug
A local biopharmaceutical company has won approval to produce a novel medicine for the topical treatment of atopic skin disease.
Biopid announced Tuesday that the Korea Food and Drug Administration approved its pro...
