News About: Pharm. Affairs
Night-time pharmacies in Chongro District to close at 2 a.m.
The Chongro Chapter of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association says its around-the-clock pharmacies will be opened between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. due to fewer visitors.
However, the chapter’s chairman Lee Byung-chun said...
Pharmacies opening at night hit by sluggish sales
People are more easily able to buy medicine at night or on holidays at designated pharmacies, but pharmacists are complaining of smaller sales.
A pharmacist in Bucheon, Kyunggi Province, said on August 30 that he r...
KPA gives warning to pharmacies with unauthorized employee
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association issued a strong warning on August 26 to some pharmacies over their irregular business practices with unlicensed pharmacists, indicating tough self-purification in the future in or...
Sleep disorder victims surge
The number of people suffering from sleep-related problems has increased by 22 percent every year over the past five years, a government report said recently.
According to the Health Insurance Review Assessment an...
Number of working pharmacists up 478 in first half
The Health Insurance Review Assessment and Service said on August 18 that a total number of pharmacists working for medical institutions and pharmacies in the first half of this year were 32,308, up 478 compared with ...
Number of healthcare institutions up 20,000 for 10 years
The Health Insurance Review Assessment and Service says a total number of healthcare institutions as of June 2010 were 81,142, up 19,336 from 2000.
By profession, recuperation hospitals marked a tremendous growth r...
Pharmacists feel burdensome for hike of national pension bill
Many pharmacists who run his/her pharmacy are complaining about the recent increased top-ceiling level of the national pension bill from 3.6 million won 3.68 million won.
The National Pension Service (NPS) said tha...
Pharmacies in Chongro District to open at night for 365 days
From August 9, people will be more easily able to buy medicine at night through the year at designated pharmacies at Chongro District.
The Chong Chapter of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association said a total of 30 p...
Hypertension takes toll on government funds
The number of patients with illnesses associated with old age has gradually increased over the past five years.
The number of people suffering from hypertension increased to 5.2 million last year, up 7.2 percent fr...
Pharmacy student quota triggers debate
The Association of Korean Pharmacy School Students said that the government should provide the rationale of 390 new pharmacy student quotas and 15 newly established pharmacy schools across the region.
The associati...
