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Oriental medical circles on national rally against KORUS FTA.
Korea Oriental Medical Association (KOMA) and its 7,000 member oriental doctors took a massive rally for protesting the KORUS FTA plan of opening the oriental medical market at 2 p.m. on Jan. 10 at the front yard of G...
New drug purchase credit card plan to hit snag
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said on January 9 it decided to withdraw a new plan to introduce a drug purchase credit card system in the face of strong opposition from medical/pharmaceutical circles.
As an opt...
Partial registrations for 629 drugs including Ketoconazole to amend.
As a result of the drug reviews in 2006, the KFDA announced that labels for 629 products should be changed with "Caution" and 228 products with indications and efficacies. Accordingly, the related drug company s...
4,000 drugs of no production nor billing records initially to be delisted
About 4,000 NHI drugs of no production nor billing records during the past 2 years During the past 2 years seem to be delisted from the NHI reimbursement schedule probably in March at earliest.
The MOHW announced ...
Government urged to promote patronage system in pharmacy
The government needs to encourage an introduction of so-called "patronizing pharmacy system" in order to avoid duplicate prescriptions by many hospitals and minimize patient's possible inconvenience, according to the ...
Drug makers and wholesalers to face penalty
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association said on January 10 that it will seek a penalty against pharmaceutical makers and wholesalers who has delayed their plan for small package unit production, which has been obligator...
New drug pricing policy is triggering backlash
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) said on January 10 that all of its members will soon rely on legal means to stop the new drug-pricing policy from going into effect, saying that the new system...
MOHW to worry FTA related movement of oriental medical community.
The MOHW announced the government position on Jan. 9 against the movement of the oriental medical communities concerning the KORUS FTA issue on the reciprocal recognition of professional job qualifications.
The go...
Long term prescriptions of anti-obesity drugs under strict controls.
The KFDA is going to conduct an intensive surveillance against the medical institutions, pharmacies and drug wholesalers for the long term prescriptions of anti-appetite and anti-depressant drugs.
Some doctors ...
AstraZeneca seeking to break 100 billion won barrier with Atacand and Crestor
AstraZeneca said on January 5 its employees are rolling up its sleeves to boost sales of Atacand and Crestor up to a 100 billion-won level this year, consolidating its firmer presence in the cardiovascular sector.
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