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Murphy's law at pharmacy
"Murphy's Law" has become a generic term for any statement that is witty and cynical. Many Murphy's Laws have to do with the professional workplace, such as pharmacy.
Murphy's law is a popular adage in Western cult...
Generic version of Plavix to be released
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Co. said recently it received a product license from the Korea Food and Drug Administration over its Prigrel tablet (clopidogrel resignate) using a different salt from Sanifi-Aventis's Pl...
Antibiotics and injectable drug prescriptions turned down.
Number of antibiotic and injectable drug prescriptions turned down and saved about 12.4 billion won of the NHI fund.
The Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) reported that the prescribing rates of antibiotics decl...
Introduction of GMP certification system planned over medical devices
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said it will introduce a new GMP (good manufacturing practice) mark system for medical devices from June 1, following a proposed implementation of GMP standards on May 31....
20% of pharmacy practitioners complaining poor business profitability.
2 in 10 pharmacists operating retail pharmacies expressed to shut down the pharmacy business due to dissatisfaction with its profitability and management difficulties, and a half of them considered to change their pha...
Daihan Pharm share jumps on stock market
Daehan Pharm's stock rose sharply after its successful completion of preclinical trials over a degenerative arthritis medication on February 12.
Daehan gained 395 won to 3,030 won on February 14.
Daihan said it ...
Korea's package FTA deal with US will likely deal serious blow to pharmaceutical industry
The Korean government's package deal'' with the United States during bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) talks will give a severe blow to local drug firms, according to the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associat...
Plavitol, a plavix generic to threaten Plavix market shares.
The first local generic clopidogrel bisulfate called Plavitol has threatened the predominated market shares of its original product, Plavix.
Plavix has been placed at the top rank in the prescription drugs of Kore...
KFDA approved over 700 clinical studies.
Number of local clinical studies the KFDA has approved this year, already surpassed to 700 cases, shedding a light on the establishment of clinical study infrastructures at the level of advanced countries.
Th...
Lawmakers to protect economically active credit defaulters
A bill to allow credit defaulters, including pharmacists, to make their work was proposed by a lawmaker, as the government is attempting to cover up the severity of the issue.
Rep. Hyun Ai-ja of the Democratic Labo...
