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Drug development to be encouraged for rare diseases
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) Tuesday unveiled its plan to support the development of drugs to cure rare diseases,.
Rare diseases are those which cannot be fully cured or do not have drugs to treat ...
Patients call for two prescription sheets and written drug guidance
A patient group said Tuesday that the government should enhance the patients’ right to know by inspecting two prescription sheets issued by medical facility and thorough written drug guidance at pharmacy,
In a rec...
Pharmacist seeking higher dispensing service charge
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) has unveiled its plan to get higher dispensing service charge in its negotiation with the National Health Insurance Corporation.
In a press interview on Monday, the KPA v...
Government urged to introduce health insurance risk-sharing program
A lawmaker said that the government needs to introduce health insurance risk-sharing program (HIRSP), under which It will be easier for patients with rare diseases to get high-priced drugs.
HIRSP offers a program f...
Serious diseases take toll on health insurance
The number of people under health insurance coverage, who suffered from serious diseases, such as hemophilia, leukemia and liver cancer, escalated to 1,523 in 2010, a 2.7-fold increase compared to 559 in 2007, accordi...
Health Minister to consider prescription refill system
Health and Welfare Minister Rim Che-min indicated last Friday that he will consider implementing the controversial prescription refill system during his term.
Under the prescription refill system, a patient may re...
Omission of bridging study data clarified
The Korea Food and Drug Administration Thursday unveiled its additional guideline to waive the bridging study data on chronic myeloid leukemia and multiple myeloma.
Under the guideline, a drug manufacturer will not...
Tonsillitis patients edge down 1.2% in 6 years
The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) said Thursday that the number of patients being treated with tonsillitis has shown a slight decline over the past six years.
In 2011, 8.3 million people had their t...
KFDA lists 95 patented drugs into green list
A total of 95 patented drugs were listed into its patent compendium (so called ‘green list’) over the past five months, corresponding to 19 items per month, according to the Korea Food and Drug Administration.
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Health ministry sets aside 436.2 billion won for health and medical sector
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday that it will spend 436.2 billion won to support the nation's health and medical sector in 2013.
The ministry proposed next year's health and welfare budget bill of ...
