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Innovative pharmaceutical firms selection triggers debate
Companies that failed to win a certification for innovative pharmaceutical firms are complaining about the selection criteria.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare Monday announced 43 successful candidates for the fi...
Supreme Court reaffirms optional treatment is uninsured, Health Ministry says
The Supreme Court set an exceptional ruling Monday to allow new medical treatments that have not yet been approved by the national health insurance and thus won’t cover the costs
In its ruling, the court stated tha...
Selection criteria of innovative pharmaceutical firms questioned
The Ministry of Health and Welfare is accused of its ambiguous selection criteria for 43 innovative pharmaceutical firms, inviting criticism from domestic drug makers.
The accusation comes at a time when the minist...
65% of older male adults suffer from nocturnal enuresis
Seven out of 10 Korean male adults aged over 40 years suffer from bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis), but about 75 percent of them have not received any medical treatment.
Nocturnal enuresis is a condition in which a ...
Dispute on contraceptive drug
Controversy has been brewing recently over the release of morning-after pills since the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) announced the reclassification of some drugs.
Under the changed regulations, birth ...
Enhanced sufficiency in local vaccines production eyed
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said Thursday that it plans to increase the number of domestic-made vaccines to 22 by 2017 from the current 10.
“We have developed our own vaccines based on the medical...
Number of medical facilities grew 8% in 5 years
The number of medical institutions has risen eight percent over the past five years, according to a report released by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service on Tuesday.
In 2011, there were 82,948 medic...
Mountainteer Um vaccinated against pneumonia
Korea’s foremost mountaineer Um Hong-gil was the first Korean who were vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia on Thursday with Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine.
Um, 50, stood atop the 16 hi...
Medical circle, health ministry poles apart over DRG program
Without a doubt, the tension between the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korean Medical Association (KMA) is culminating this month.
Doctors are challenging the government over medical fee cuts for seven ma...
Overheated debate to be seen over contraceptive pills
The Korea Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced that a guideline for the reclassification of all 39,254 drugs sold in the country has been set and the authorities have commenced the discrimination procedu...
