News About: Pharm. Affairs
Pharmacists makes all-out to reduce unused drugs
Recently, pharmacists have also found it increasingly difficult to deal with unused medicine stocks.
The local chapters for the Korean Pharmaceutical Association in Kyunggi Province and North Kyungsang Province ha...
Shortage of professors in local pharmacy schools getting serious
Many local pharmacy colleges are suffering from a shortage of professors as they prefer to move into 15 newly established pharmacy schools in the metropolitan areas.
“Many local pharmacy professors hesitate to work...
69% of pharmacy school applicants are females
More than six out of ten applicants in a mock test for pharmacy school entry are women who majored in chemistry and biology, a test management body said on June 15.
Prime MD said a total of 1,026 aspiring candidate...
Dongguk University to open Pharm-MBA course
Dongguk University said it will offer its joint pharmacy/masters of business administration program in September, helping to meet the need for pharmacists and other healthcare providers who understand general business...
Netizens favors more pharmacies to open at night
The majority of people visiting main portal sites think that it is desirable for pharmacies to open with extended hours, according to a recent survey of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association.
Beginning in July, mor...
KPA’s lukewarm attitude under fire
A growing number of pharmacists have criticized the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA)’s tepid position on the cash reward plan, which will take effect in October.
They claimed the government’s plan to provide...
Test for pharmacy school hopefuls due on Sept. 23
The state-run pharmacy school admission test, Pharmacy Education Eligibility Test (PEET), will be held in five cities on August 23, the Commission for Korea Pharmacy Education announced on May 25.
PEET, one of the...
50 pharmacies to open at night in July
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) said on July 24 it plans to designate 50 pharmacies that will open at night from this July in each district nationwide due to deregulation of rules regarding making profits ...
Bill to offer incentive to 24-hour pharmacy will be proposed next month
Rep. Shin Ji-ho of the ruling Grand National Party said on May 11 he will propose a bill to give tax benefits to pharmacies that will open for 24 hours a day.
Shin said the bill is designed to increase the number o...
Number of pharmacies in Seoul’s Seocho ward up 18 last year
The number of pharmacies in Seocho ward in Seoul showed the highest increase to 248 from the first quarter of 2008 to the same period of this year, the Heath Insurance Review and Assessment Service said on May 11.
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