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KFDA to operate on-line system to support speedy drug license
The development of on-line program, which is aimed at facilitating commercialization efforts of those engaged in the development and research of new medicines, is being mapping out by specialists from government and p...
Hospitals seek M&A
Some hospitals are moving towards the merger and acquisition (M&A) for small-sized pharmaceutical firms or wholesalers in the scale of 30 to 40 billion won in asset, as the overall production costs of pharmaceutical m...
Dongwha's antimicrobial agent wins excellent patent technology award
Donwha Pharm earned a state-of-the-art patent technology award for its novel quinolone carboxy derivative (zabofloxacin, DW224a) on December 21, following the Presidential Award in 2007 Health Industry and Technology ...
Rules concerning manufacture of clinical drugs to be eased
The Korea Food and Drug Administration says the rules concerning the manufacturing of biological preparations for clinical use and their quality control would be eased in an attempt to ensure better health of subjects...
Handok Pharm gears up selling of Cleocin-THandok Pharm said it has marketed Pfizer's topical solution Cleocin-T (clindamycin phosphate) under the mutual agreement between two companies.
This medication is used to tre...
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Institute Pasteur Korea, Stem Cell Research Center forge partnership
Institute Pasteur Korea (IP-Korea) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Stem Cell Research Center to collaborate with their joint research in the field of cell and tissue engineering in Korea.
Th...
Wholesaler discontent growing over GSK margin policy
Discontent is mounting among wholesalers as GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) renewed a contract with its 49 associate wholesalers across the country under a lowered wholesaler margin by 1.5 percent.
The Korean Association of ...
Wholesaler wins lawsuit over drug bidding case
The Seoul High Court ruled against a local pharmaceutical firm on December 20 in a lawsuit filed against the recent decision of the Fair Trade Commission to correct the unfair business practice.
The court ruled tha...
KFDA maps out preclinical guidelines on child-specific medicines
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it will publish its preclinical guidelines on child-specific medicines as more interest has focused on their development in recent years.
We have drawn up the guideline a...
Korean Hospital Association calls for landmark medical welfare reforms
Korea will have to carry out landmark reforms in the nation's health and medical systems for ensuring better medical services like advanced countries, the Korean Hospital Association said in a congratulatory note deli...
