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Novartis Korea launches fund-raising campaign for CML patients
Novartis Korea said it has launched a campaign for the fund-raising to support Korean patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) as part of its plan to commemora...
KFDA to face lawsuit
12 pharmaceutical firms, including Dong-A Pharm and Whanin Pharm, said recently it will file a suit with a Seoul court against the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) for its improper license cancellation of the...
Health Minister apologizing for poor medicare system operation.
Minister Ryu of MOHW released "Report of medicare system reform plan for the people" on Oct. 9 and openly apologized to the public and media for the wrong operation of the system.
Minister Ryu pointed out 4 major e...
Positive List System to implement by 3 phases.
The government's plan for the implementation of the positive list system may proceed in 3 phases.
The MOHW report data for the parliamentary inspection to the government administration disclosed on Oct. 10 indicate...
Wholesalers to supply 100-bottle drinks
Some drug wholesalers in Seoul said on October 9 they will supply a popular tonics (e.g., Vita 500, Gashwalmyungsoo, Sokchung, Alps D) to retail pharmacies as a 100-bottle package from this November, instead of subdiv...
NHIC to boost restructuring plan
The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) said it plans to conduct a large-scale restructuring, substantially cutting down the number of officials at its local branches.
Under the plan, the number of current...
Health ministry unveils plans to move 4 agencies
Four health-related government agencies the Korea Food and Drug Administration, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Toxicological Research, and the Korea Health Industry De...
Many Korean pharmaceutical research institutes moving into Seoul.
Most of local pharmaceutical research institutes are moving into the Gooro digital research industrial park in Seoul because of the researcher's preference to living in Seoul and difficulty in recruiting researchers i...
Cancer patient's medical expenses remarkably reduced in 2005.
The medical expenses for the cancer patients showed a remarkable reduction in 2005 compared to the previous year, especially for the patients who were admitted to treat at a big general hospital.
According to "The ...
AstraZeneca's Crestor monthly sales hit 3 billion wonAstraZeneca Korea said on October 9 it sold 3.0 billion worth of Crestor (rosuvastatin) last month, setting a new monthly sales record.
In 2005, the company said its Crestor...
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