News About: Goverment
Measures urged over misuse of propofol
A lawmaker on Monday called for steps to block the misuse of propofol, a psychotropic drug, amid rising concerns over health risks.
Rep. Ryu Ji-young of the ruling Saenuri Party said that some hospitals have been w...
Lawmaker calls for price reduction of 11 off-patent drugs
A lawmaker said that the prices of 11 off-patent drugs remain unchanged as no generic products are available, costing 32.1 billion won to the national health insurance.
Citing a report by the Health Insurance Revie...
Won Hee-Mok named head of health and medical field
Rep. Park Geun-hye, presidential candidate of the ruling Saenuri Party, announced last Thursday the appointment of ex-lawmaker Won Hee-mok, who will help her campaign camp as head of health and welfare field.
Other...
National health insurance system leads to unneeded CT tests
Korea’s national health system guarantees medical care for very modest fees. But as with all national health systems, a lid on what patients pay in clinics and hospitals eventually squeezes the entire system and in Ko...
Government crackdown on rebate chills drug makers
Prosecutors, which raided Korea’s biggest drug company Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspicions that the largest drug company in Korea bribed hospital officials to purchase of its products, have sent drug...
Will cancellation criteria of innovative pharmaceutical firms be discussed in upcoming parliamentary
All eyes are on the upcoming parliamentary interpellation session on October 24, during which the cancellation criteria of innovative pharmaceutical firms is likely to be a hot issue.
Investigators raided the headq...
Disagreement over issuance of 2 prescription sheets
Doctors are opposing the government’s plan to punish doctors who fail to issue two prescription sheets, which has been recently in the parliamentary audit session.
In a statement on Thursday, the Korea Medical Clin...
Measures urged over stable supply of rare drugs
A lawmaker on Wednesday called for proper steps to allow patients to have easier access to high-priced lifesaving drugs.
The government should work out measures to settle the time-consuming negotiations with pharma...
Lawmakers calls for transparent drug pricing negotiation
The current positive list system stipulates a strict screening process of new drugs eligible for national health insurance reimbursement. It aims to encourage pharmaceutical producers to come up with ways to offer eff...
Measures urged over ever-increasing medication expenses
Medication costs are a main cause of deficits in the state-run health insurance scheme.
A lawmaker on Tuesday called for steps to bring down spending on medicines.
Drug expenses made up over 35.3 percent of the ...
Which are outstanding tetravalent vaccines even for the young?
Disease treated the most with clinical trial drugs is respiratory disorder like lung cancer
Who will be the next Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau Director?
Celltrion completes clinical trials for Remsima SC for European approval
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