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Sudden price hike of OTC products confuse pharmacists
Local over-the-counter (OTC) makers have suddenly raised retail prices, which widens the price differences among pharmacies in Seoul.
Based on its survey of pharmacies situated at 16 districts in Seoul, the Seoul C...
Boryung wins patent nullification trial over oxaliplatin
A patent trial board said it had ruled against a liquid form of Eloxatin patent owned by Sanofi-Aventis in its nullification trial which had been sought by Borung Pharm on April, 2006.
The board said in its ruling ...
Boehringer Ingelheim Korea sold Cheongju plant to SK chemcial.
Boehringer Ingelheim Korea agreed to sell out its plant located in Cheongju city to SK Chemical Inc. on July 25.
Boehringer said that the plant sale was a company policy of relocating the world production to a poin...
Daewoong to launch a wound healing patch, Easyderm.
Daewoong announced to launch Easyderm, a moisturizing patch to heal wounds without remaining any scars containing EGF, which was originally developed by Daewoong as the first new drug and extended its indications to a...
Korea, Japan forge partnership on bridging study
Korea and Japan agreed to exchange views on ways to cooperate on the multinational bridging study.
The two countries held a working-level workshop for bilateral cooperation in Seoul on July 18, the Korea Food and D...
SK Chemicals denies acquisition of Ildong Pharm
"It's not true that our company would take over Ildong Pharm," said SK Chemicals in a regulatory filing on July 27.
Nevertheless, a top executive of SK Chemicals said on July 26 that it is seeking to take over Ildo...
LG Life Sciences set its sight on OTC drug market
Following its intention to acquire Coca-Cola Korea Bottling Company, LG Life Sciences plans to venture into the domestic over-the-counter (OTC) drug market, said a top official on July 26.
Its intention to step int...
Stock prices of pharmaceutical industries on ever rising trend.
The stock prices of pharmaceutical industries showed ever rising trends amid current hot general bull's markets as a leading stake group in the era of KOSPI 2000s after clearly running out from so far isolated stock m...
Dong-A reported 20% up of operating income at 2Q of 2007.
Dong-A announced on July 27 that the operating income for the 2nd quarter of this year generated 19,142 million won, 62.4% and 20% up from the previous quarter and the same period last year respectively.
The comp...
