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Government announces 88 gender-based medicines
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) disclosed Wednesday a list of 88 gender-based drugs in its web site as part of its efforts to screen the reimbursement claims made by medical facilities from S...
Bill on general food labeling eyed
The Korean Food and Drug Administration unveiled its plan to efficiently control general foods by integrating all of their labeling based on a variety of literatures and clinical results.
To this end, the drug agen...
Controversy of OTC emergency contraceptives deepens
The Korea Food and Drug Administration decided Thursday to allow emergency contraception pills, known as morning-after pills, to be sold at pharmacies without doctors’ prescription. Instead the authorities decided to ...
Government to implement drug re-categorization program from next year
The drug reclassification plan to make emergency contraceptives available without prescription will take effect from next year after a 6-month grace period, the Korea Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
The K...
Government to select innovative pharmaceutical firms
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it will select innovative pharmaceutical firms on June 15.
So far, a total of 88 drug firms have applied for such designation; 50 Korean drug makers, 23 bioventure fir...
Four drugmakers win in drug related suit
The Seoul Administration Court on Monday dismissed claims by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in a lawsuit filed by four local drug firms against the Ministry of Health and Welfare over the slashing of drug prices d...
Contraceptive Norlevo can be bought from pharmacies
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) announced Thursday that the morning-after pill will be sold without a prescription at pharmacies nationwide from the latter half of this year at the latest, while birth co...
Government re-categorizes contraceptive pills due to adverse reactions
Morning-after pills will become available without a prescription, while birth control pills will require a visit to the doctor.
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) announced Thursday a re-categorization p...
Assembly to pass 19 health and medical bills
The 19th National Assembly opened last week with little sign of political wrangling halting or a rolling up of sleeves to address pressing pending issues.
National Assembly Research Services said in a report that ...
DRG system fails to satisfy doctors
The government on Tuesday approved passed an enforcement ordinance to implement the mandatory system based on a diagnosis-related group, or DRG, at hospitals and clinics nationwide starting in July.
During a Cabine...
