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Pharmacists call for new prescription plan
Pharmacists said the government should implement the controversial new prescription plan, drug refill system and OTC switch system of prescription drugs in order to address debt-ridden health insurance.
In a recent...
Pharmacists to be hit by deregulation
Despite vehement opposition of pharmacists against the government plan to allow over-the-counter drugs at convenient stores on Sundays and Holidays, general consensus is that OTC products should be marketed at non-pha...
KPA president pressed to resign
Pharmacists have called for incumbent president Kim-ku of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) to step down, on his inability to prevent the government plan to allow OTC products at special places.
In a spec...
Plan to allow OTC products at supermarkets provokes protest
The government's move to allow over-the-counter (OTC) medicines at non-pharmacy stores has provoked criticism from the local pharmacists association.
The Seoul Pharmacist Association Thursday is vehemently opposing...
Hospitals, pharmacies will oblige to issue receipts showing treatment fees and medication
Starting next year, medical institutions and pharmacies must tell customers on the receipt how much treatment fees and medication they are paying, according to the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
Th...
Korean societies under financial pressure
Most of the Korean societies have been and will be affected by the government’s policy to abandon “rebates” ― a kind of kickback given by drug companies to pharmacies, clinics and hospitals for buying their products, ...
Supermarkets to sell OTC drugs
People will be able to buy digestion pills or anti-diarrheal drugs at nearby drugstores or convenience stores within this year.
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs is considering revising the Pharmac...
Education ministry seeking to reorganize 6-year program at pharmacy college
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology recently announced its plan to reorganize the educational system for a 6-year pharmacy college.
The proposed plan is part of the government's efforts to strengthen ...
Pharmacists in Seoul protest against OTCs sales at convenient stores
Pharmacists in Seoul are vehemently opposing civic groups’ movement supporting the sale of nonprescription drugs at convenience stores, citing risks of increasing drug abuse or misuse.
“We don’t really need to allo...
Probe targets major pharmacies
Starting from April 5, the government has launched an intensive investigation into widespread kickbacks on pharmacies.
In its first phase, the joint investigation body consisting of the Ministry of Health and Welfa...
