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Medical device vendors free to sell diabetic test strips
Medical device distributors as well as pharmacists can diabetic test strips from September 28, as they are designated as one of medical devices from pharmaceuticals.
The measure is part of the government's efforts ...
Distrust in generic drugs will likely dampen pharmaceutical industry
Korea's generic drug makers are likely to lose their momentum, as the Korea Food and Drug Administration revealed a series of reports on manipulated test results of generic drugs whose efficacy is not equivalent to th...
KFDA ordinance for production of small packaged drugs.
A small packaged drug production has been legislated to effect from Oct. 7, and the drug maker's report for the small packaged drug supplies may not require quarterly any longer but only once a year. However, the smal...
130 combined drugs to convert to non-NHI reimbursement scheme.
It is in dispute for the combined non-prescription drugs to transfer into the non-NHI reimbursement scheme. The Korea Medical Association (KMA) raised the question about the government's plan to reschedule the total 2...
Controversy looms over unified distribution
Tension is running high again between drug makers and wholesalers as 30 pharmaceutical firms, who received the second administrative disposition on suspicion of violating the current regulation to prohibit a direct de...
KHIDI launches online patent information
The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) revealed on October 2 its newly opened patent information website, which is expected to provide a more user-friendly environment that helps visitors find patent-...
Registration cancellation list for 120 assigned test drugs to open.
Due to no data conformances the total 75 products and 120 assigned test products seem to disclose at the registration cancellation list under the KFDA's final determination of the data discrepancy announced on Sept. 2...
Leading drug makers to face cancellation of product registrations.
Due to the credibility problems of the bio equivalency test data quite a number of local top drug makers may encounter with the registration cancellation of their products.
The KFDA has found that more than half of...
Pharmaceutical industry calls for promotion of generic drugs
Domestic pharmaceutical industry has called on the government to promote the use of generic drugs, fearing that most people are shocked by the recent reports of manipulated test results for generic drugs whose efficac...
Regional KFDA agencies to face administrative lawsuit
Pharmaceutical business source said on September 29 that 30 pharmaceutical firms, who received the second administrative disposition on suspicion of violating the current regulation to prohibit a direct dealing with g...
