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KPA presidential election campaign by 3 different races.
In the presidential election campaign for the chief executive of the Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) 3 candidates have focused commonly on the key pledges of recovering the pharmacy power and of activating the ...
No. 11 of Korean new drug for B hepatitis approved.
Bukwang said that as of Nov. 13 the KFDA approved Lebovir 10mg cap (clevudine) for the treatment of chronic B hepatitis, which will become the number 11 of new drug solely developed by a Korean drug company, and...
KPTA to petition Chong Wa Dae
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) plans to petition the Chong Wa Dae demanding the government immediately withdraw its new drug policy plan.
Under the plan, new drugs will not automatically ...
Pharmacy dispenses daily 58 prescriptions on average
The average 58 prescriptions are being handled daily per pharmacy.
According to a survey of 1,066 pharmacies nationwide by Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) from January 2001 to December 2005, about 18.5 perc...
62.5% of voters yet to decide KPA president.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) president election has one month to go and now it shows that about 60% of voters have not decided to elect the new president.
According to Yakup Press surveyed with MMG fr...
KATRD to holds event for Lung Day
The Korea Association of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease (KATRD) will host the 4th Lung Day on November 17 in six cites Seoul, Kwangju, Daegu, Pusan, Cheonju and Wonju.
The annual event is designed to enhance...
KFDA to disclose test data
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it would provide clinical trial data on its website to make sure that patients and scientists and researchers have adequate information.
''This is a major step forward in...
AstraZeneca Korea ordered to reduce Iressa price
The Seoul Administration Court ordered AstraZeneca Korea to lower the insurance price of Iressa 250 mg (gefitinib) from 62,010 won to 55,003 won per tablet.
The drug was approved as a last resort for people who wer...
Analgesics are in short supply
A number of major analgesics Gevorin, Penzal and Tylenol have run out of stock due to excessive buy-out of pharmacies due to rumored price hike, according to pharmaceutical business sources.
In particular, Chong ...
Excellent effects of Crestor on metabolism syndrome.
During the Fall conference of the Korea Society of Diabetes from Nov. 19 for 3 days, many study presentations reported excellent effects of Crestor (rosuvastatin) for the treatment of patients with metabolism syndrome...
