News About: Pharm. Affairs
Consumer welfare matters rather than pharmacists’ benefit
Over the counter drugs, such as digestive pills that don't need a doctor's prescription, could be sold at supermarkets in the near future, said Strategy and Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun.
In a press interview, t...
Support plan for night-time pharmacy trigger debate
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association is planning to expand the night-time pharmacies by subsidizing them, but many pharmacies are dubious about the operation of the KPA’s special membership fee amounting to 30,000 wo...
Debate rekindles on supermarket sales of OTC drugs
The debate on whether to allow sales of over-the-counter drugs at supermarkets is resurfacing after President Lee Myung-bak raised the issue earlier last week.
In a recent radio forum, Prof. Chung Seung-soo of Han...
Competition tough for new pharmacy schools
Aspiring applicants are facing fierce competition to join the nation’s 14 new pharmacy schools nationwide, with an average completion rate of 10.02 percent.
Sources say that the 14 pharmacy schools will select 350 ...
Pharmacist license available for 77 employees in pharmaceutical company
14 universities in Korea have finally decided to select 77 applicants from pharmaceutical companies for extra quota to be allowed for pharmacy schools.
Thus those employees who passed the PEET (Pharmacy Education E...
Pharmacist to file suit over administrative disposition
A pharmacist said it will file an administrative suit against a regional public health center with a court.
More recently, the pharmacist sold an OTC drug to a pregnant woman who asked about the side effects at his...
Pharmacist favor delay of payment
The payment period at pharmacy is likely to be delayed under the new drug reform plan.
Under the dual sanction system to punish pharmacists or doctors who receive kickbacks, pharmacists are inclined to delay their ...
Korea lags in drug research spending
Korea has lagged behind the U.S. and other developed nations in research and development (R&D) activities over the last couple of decades, undermining present and future growth potential, a lawmaker said.
In a cere...
KPA to hold evaluation session over 24-hour pharmacies next month
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association said on November 18 that it will hold an evaluation session over test-run pharmacies which are selling medicines at night or on holidays.
The session will be held in Seoul Pala...
Hospital/clinic franchise is booming
Hospital and clinic franchise business will prosper, while a drug store is making transition into a large-scale discount store, according to an official at the Korean Pharmaceutical Association.
In a recent pharmac...
