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1 in 2 diabetic patients suffering from complications in 5 years.
One in two diabetic patients used to suffer from some complications within 5 years after diagnosis, the leading complication of which was a retinal problem, called retinopathy.
Bayer Healthcare Diabetes Division su...
Food safety agency to be formed sooner or later
A special food agency will be soon created to take charge of food safety in place of the current Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) as part of the government's organization reform plan.
The measure is in res...
New GMP evaluation applicable to bio equivalency test drugs first.
According to the KFDA, the new GMP system based on each product shall apply initially for the products subjected to a bio equivalency test before authorizing the product registration starting from Nov. 1.
The KFDA ...
Dongwha distributing Novartis' Nicotine L TTS.Dongwha signed a distribution agreement with Novartis Korea for a co-marketing and exclusive distribution of Nicotine L TTS at the Dongwha head office on Nov. 8.
Nicotine L ...
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CJ to join anti-alopecia market
CJ Corporation said recently it has released a hair re-growth system called Scalp Med under an exclusive sales distribution agreement with the U.S.-based Modern Health Labs. Inc., raising the prospects of tougher comp...
50.7% breast cancer patients opt for surgery
The majority of Korean women with breast cancer are willing to remove the entire breast to reduce the rates of relapse according to the joint survey of the Korean Breast Cancer Society and AstraZeneca Korea of 720 bre...
New GMP to implement from July next year.
Starting from July next year The KFDA planned to shift the GMP from the current dosage form basis to the product, and the new GMP with validation by each manufacturing process should be introduced gradually year by ye...
KFDA issues results of drug re-evaluation in 2006
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said it is releasing a list of 668 medicines whose re-evaluation reviews were completed.
These drugs, which have been prepared by 135 pharmaceutical makers, are classif...
Court endorses interim injunction on generic drugs' fabrication case
Recently, Seoul District Court gave the green light to an interim injunction filed by six pharmaceutical companies against the Korea Food and Drug Administration's administrative order to retract approval for 17 probl...
Government to launch new food safety agency
The government is rapidly moving to launch an integrated food watchdog this year in the wake of the food poisoning crisis that gripped the country.
To that end, the Korea Food and Drug Administration will be soon d...
