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Tylenol tops OTC analgesic marketJanssen Korea's Tylenol, ranked first for the past two years consecutively in terms of domestic market share, according to a tally of wholesalers nationwide.
The report show...
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Government to scrap controversial unified drug distribution system in 2010
Drug manufacturer's direct transactions with hospitals will be allowed after a three-year grace period to minimize industrial impact caused by such an abrupt system change and to consider time needs for wholesalers to...
Korea urged to promote advanced drug logistic systemKorea needs to actively promote more sound distribution order through advanced drug logistics method and establishment of a joint drug distribution cooperative.
In a recently...
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Drug registration with generic name has to be approved.
The community pharmacy circles and the Korea pharmaceutical association (KPA) raised an issue about a regulatory possibility for the single drug registration with generic name to be granted while the pharmaceutical in...
1st grade NHI beneficiary to pay 500 won of pharmacy service fee.
Effective from July 1 this year, ambulatory patients of the 1st grade NHI beneficiary should pay their pocket money at 500 won for pharmacy service, 1000 won for clinic service and 1,500 won for hospital service fees....
Father-son dispute comes to settlement at Dong-A Pharm
Dong-A Pharmaceutical held a special board of directors meeting on March 26 to discuss the selection of new directors, after Pharmaceutical Chairman Kang Shin-ho and his second son Moon-seok agreed to settle disputes ...
KFDA expansion and development plans to debate.
The government issue on the new establishment of the Food Safety Agency by shutting down the current KFDA was already submerged to the public attention to debate, and in contrast a discussion meeting for the strengthe...
Bill to separate regulatory supervision for psychotropic drugs will likely stall
A bill to exclude psychotropic drugs from the existing list of narcotics that are subject to the government supervision and control will hit a snag.
According to a report of the Korea Legislation Research Institute...
Credit card firms to face off with small-sized medical institutions
Credit card companies will come under growing pressure to cut card processing fees they charge retail businesses, including small hospitals and pharmacies, with a lawmaker preparing to launch a campaign to have their ...
Handok tries to extend additional indications of Tracleer tab.
The indication of Tracleer tab., an anti pulmonary hypertension drug sold by Handok seems to extend to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) based on the phase III clinical studies, Handok said on Marc...
