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LG to launch Tolteros SR capsule for irritable bladder.
LG announced to launch Toleros SR capsule, a sustained release tablet of tolterodine, for the treatment of sensitive bladder, administering once a day with less side effects such as dry mouth.
A sensitive bladder s...
Novatis Inc to sponsor Asia-Pacific symposium for oncology
Novarits Korea announced recently that its Swiss-based headquarters will be a sponsor for the 2007 Asia-Pacific Summit for Oncology, a major international event annually by Novartis Inc’s Oncology Division.
This ye...
Two doctors named BMS Korea’s medical directors
Recently, BMS Korea appointed two doctors, Lee Young-sook and Chung Young-yeon, as medical director and medical advisor, respectively, to beef up its marketing activity of Baraclude (entecavir), an antiviral agent for...
Business entry of Indian drug companies alerts local industries.
The local pharmaceutical industry keenly alerted to the business entry of the leading Indian pharmaceutical company into Korea, expressing a fear of which local markets might be attacked by far cheaper generic drugs i...
Government to develop new drug worth more than one trillion won from 2016
The Ministry of Science and Technology said on July 3 that it plans to develop a new drug every year from 2016, which will earn the nation more than one trillion won annually.
In its new drug R&D initiatives incor...
Pharmacist group no attended to GNP meeting for prescription issues.
Amid a sharp confrontation by the medical group against the pharmacist circles through the advertising campaigns on the daily news media over the prescriptions written in generic drug names, the Korea Pharmaceutical A...
Survey on target treatment for lung cancer
Four out of 10 doctors said a target agent for lung cancer would replace the conventional chemotherapeutic agents within the next five years, according to a recent survey conducted by AstraZeneca Korea (AZ Korea) whic...
Pharmaceutical companies urged to produce drugs in smaller packets
Pharmacists are demanding pharmaceutical firms sell medicines in smaller units, with a canister holding 10 pills to 30 pills, to enable pharmacists to enhance people's right to know and better health.
If only two t...
30 leading drugs by therapeutic category in 2006 outlined
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association announced Korea's 30 leading drugs by therapeutic category. Korea's total production of pharmaceuticals, etc. posted 12.3 trillion won last year, up 8.23 percent from...
Congress imposing obligation for doctors to answer pharmacist's questions.
The National Assembly passed the revised bill covering an obligation for physicians to answer any questions about the prescriptions raised by pharmacists on July 2 during the extraordinary session. The revised bill wa...
