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Domestic pharmaceutical stocks gaining momentum
Pharmaceutical stocks have started to attract investors' attention as hopes are running high that technology-related businesses will rebound in the latter half of this year, analysts say.
Korea's KOSPI index closed...
GMP mutual recognition may help yearly 26.8 BW export growth.
The GMP mutual recognition between Korea and the U. S. under the KORUS FTA after 2011 may help yearly 26.8 billion won worth of the overseas drug export.
In the National Assembly hearing meeting the KFDA and KHIDI ...
Patent linkage system should be promoted
Korea needs to introduce the patent linkage system in a bid to help Korean drug makers focus on research and development of new drugs to survive in an era of the Korea-U.S. FTA, a patent attorney said.
In a recent ...
NHI paid 26.4 BW for domestically developed new drugs in 6 years.
So far 11 new drugs have been originally developed and marketed by local researchers, 6 of which were approved for the national health insurance (NHI) reimbursement and found that during the past 6 years the total NHI...
ZPK vows to expand direct transactions with pharmacies
Zuellig Pharma Korea (ZPK) has renewed its firm will to supply name-branded medicines to pharmacies, irrespective of the dispute with its associate wholesalers.
Stressing that there is no uncertainty over distribut...
Generic drugs likely to benefit from possible drug shortage
Pharmaceutical sources said the sales of generic drugs and bioequivalence-proven medicines will be expanded as the dispute between Zuellig Pharma Korea and its associate wholesalers has dragged on.
Korean generic d...
Korea to reopen free trade deal
Korea and the United States will hold more talks to supplement their free trade agreement (FTA) beginning June 21, as the U.S. has formally asked Korea to renegotiate seven areas of a proposed free trade agreement.
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Joint strategic alliance between Samyang and Handok.
Handok and Samyang tightened their business collaboration especially in the patch dosage form area.
Two companies said on June 15 that Handok would be responsible for the marketing of 3 patch-form of products deve...
Pharmaceuticals to be excluded from US FTA renegotiation list
The Korean government is set to hold renegotiations with the United States on a free trade agreement (FTA), focusing on labor and environment, while Korean critics focus on the situation that the U.S. is struggling to...
Pharmacists-foreign drug makers meeting hit snag
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association and eight multinational drug manufacturers failed to reach an agreement to cope with the possible drug shortage caused by
the feud between Zuellig Pharma Korea (ZPK) and its assoc...
