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Generalized hospitals to face tougher selection rule
Medical institutions looking to be reselected as generalized hospitals must follow standard guidelines, beginning May 7.
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs announced its newly revised health and med...
Validation rules for pharmaceutical firms to be eased
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said the health watchdog make efforts to increase the acceptability range of controversial validation system for domestic drug makers, while pushing up with such system.
A KFD...
Won Hee-mok quits KPA leadership
Chairman Won Hee-mok of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association stepped down from the leadership to assume his parliamentary post.
The KPA said it appointed Park Ho-hyeon as an acting chairman until the next election...
Sanofi-Pasteur opens vaccine-related hotline
Sanofi-Pasteur said it launched a free telephone hotline (080-3011-114) Vaccine Information Service System (VISS) from May 6, as part of efforts to provide general public and medical professionals with rapid and accur...
Janssen Korea in new location
Janssen Korea will move into LS Tower building in Yongsan District from Kangnam in Seoul.
The company said it will have a same building with its two affiliates - Johnson & Johnson Medical Korea and Johnson & Johnso...
Manufacturers of ginkgo biloba extract to face sales loss
SK Chemicals and Yuyu Pharm, the nation's leading producers of ginkgo biloba extract are expected to suffer sizable sales losses as the drug is reimbursable on the treatment of dementia from this May.
Ginkgo biloba...
Speedy screening for product license contemplatedThe Korea Food and Drug Administration says it has recently launched a task force team to shorten the review of drug applications, which have been delayed.
Composed of repres...
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KFDA to launch written bioequivalence screening
The Korea Food and Drug Administration plans to screen the written bioequivalence test results of 45 clinical research organizations (CROs) and 40 medical institutions until this month, as part of its efforts to enhan...
Presidential aide resigns
President Lee Myung-bak accepted the resignation of senior presidential secretary Park Mee-sok, senior presidential secretary for social affairs and welfare, over allegations of property speculation and plagiarism, a ...
Ex-advisor becomes Chong Kun Dang presidentPark Sun-keun, a former advisor of LG Life Sciences was named president of Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical on May 1.
Park, 60, is expected to improve the competitiveness of the...
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