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Pharmacists to get cash receipt card
The National Tax Service unveiled its plan on March 11 to issue a cash receipt card to pharmacists for verifying their expenditure statement from March 14.
"Without issuance of separate tax statement or cash recei...
KT to lower Web-EDI transmission charge by 3%
The Web-EDI (electronic data interchange) transmission charge to be imposed on medical institutions will be reduced by three percent from this month, an official from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service...
BK Dongyang sets up largest surgery clinic in Kangnam area
BK Dongyang Surgery Clinic has opened its top-quality surgery business in Kangnam, the busiest business area in Seoul.
BK Dongyang Clinic has 18 experienced and board-certified plastic surgeons specializing in ever...
Pharmacists seeking to cut credit card fees
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association has called for the government to take the necessary measures to lower the current credit card fees pharmacies are charged, at a public hearing hosted by Rep. Chun Hae-sook on Febr...
Henkel Korea teams up with CJ to promote insecticides business
Henkel Korea and CJ CheilJedang are to carry out a joint marketing campaign to boost insecticides business in local pharmacy market.
The partnership is expected to help promote Henkel’s flagship products – Homekeep...
Pharmacists work longest hours: survey
Korean pharmacists work for the longest hours, according to a recent survey, but their income accounted for a half of other professionals.
The survey of 229 pharmacists, conducted by Ulsan Pharmaceutical Associatio...
Attending university students to take Pharmacy Education Eligibility Test next year
Students attending universities and colleges will be asked to take a Pharmacy Education Eligibility Test (PEET) from next year and submit their scores for pharmacy college admissions, said a spokesman of the Korean As...
60% of elderly people understand drug’s efficacy
Almost 40 percent of elderly patients aged over 65 have not been fully informed of drug’s therapeutic effect due to lack of drug guidance from doctor or pharmacist, according to a recent survey of 605 elderly people c...
Government urged to get tough against doctor’s illegal rebate
Pharmacists have been calling for the government to legislate a new bill designed to prevent doctors from receiving undue rebates.
Shady deals between doctors and pharmaceutical firms have been criticized for drivi...
Drug wholesalers agonizes over hosting of IFPW meeting
The Korean Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (KAPW) is considering hosting the next general membership meeting of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (IFPW).
KAPW chairman Lee Han-woo...
