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Doctors oppose pharmacists' substitute dispensing
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association's recent move to expand its substitute dispensing scheme is facing opposition from doctors, although the shortage of drugs (i.e., Norvasc, Plavix, Amaryl, Cozaar) supplied by Zuell...
Challenges from wholesalers in Seoul may hit foreign drug makers' sales
17 foreign-invested pharmaceutical firms, who are mainly supplying their original drugs only through Zuellig Pharma Korea (ZPK), will see their sales decrease as wholesalers in Seoul are poised to express their apathy...
M&A against small and medium drug companies to be targeted.
Instead of establishing a new drug company, many attempts of new pharmaceutical business comers have made to enter the drug industry through an M&A with small and medium drug companies.
Asseltec, who purchased Lea...
Janssen Korea, wholesalers agreed to resolve Sporanox dispute
Janssen Korea and wholesalers are taking tangible steps to thrash out a reasonable solution to the supply dispute of Sporanox (itraconazole) capsules, according to pharmaceutical business sources.
The dispute arose...
Zuellig-supplied drug shortage puts pharmacies in trouble
Pharmacies neighboring in hospitals and clinics have gone all-out to collect more drugs supplied by Zuellig Pharma Korea (ZPK) on an exclusive basis as the number of these medicines has significantly decreased, accord...
Doctors, pharmacists split over drug shortage
Tension is building between medical and pharmaceutical circles over substitute dispensing of drugs as Zuellig Pharma Korea (ZPK) has failed to reach an agreement with its associate wholesalers.
The Korea Pharmaceut...
Diverse types of quit-smoking aids expand whole markets.
The quit-smoking aid markets estimated at a level of 100 billion won are ever growing, thank to the recent public campaign and individual interests on quit-smoking.
The quit-smoking markets may be classified by 3 ...
KPA to propose 24 hour duty pharmacy system as an alternative plan.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) has proposed a 24 hour duty pharmacy program in an attempt to reinforce the consumer's access to stores to cope with the impending permission of OTC drug sales at other store...
Daewoong to select prosumer based trade name
On June 7, Daewoong Pharm decided to adopt the trade name of its anti-obesity drug as NVU (I Envy You) based on the opinions of prosumers doctors and pharmacists.
Prosumer is a portmanteau formed by contracting e...
Temporary effects of government's cold remedy control policies.
The recent government restricted policy on the cold remedy has triggered a sharp criticism by all interest groups in which it rather may raise many problems and inconveniencies to the retail pharmacies as well as cons...
