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9 fold increase of obese patients for 5 years.
According to the NHIC report of "number of obese related disease patients and NHI payment" presented to Rep. Jang Bok-shim of Uri party during the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee's meeting, number of ob...
KFDA approves Exelon for treatment of dementia associated With Parkinson's disease
Novartis Korea announced it has received from the Korea Food and Drug Administration an additional approval of Exelon (rivastigmine tartrate) for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia associated with Parkinson's ...
Drug industry only to survive by core and competence strategy.
Given the situation where most of local pharmaceutical industries have encountered with many external environmental challenges such as the FTA with the United States, the adoption of new drug pricing control system ca...
KPMA agrees to supply drugs in 30-pill bottle
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Association (KPMA), a local lobby group for drug makers, said on September 11 that it has reached an agreement with the Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) over production of s...
National Reform Committee cool to agreement of smaller drug packs
The National Reform Committee (NRC) reacted coolly September 11 to the agreement of a controversial smaller packs issue between private organizations, the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Association and the Korea Ph...
Bio equivalency tests for 199 drugs to be reviewed.
The KFDA announced that about 130 drugs could be cancelled due to the bio equivalency test manipulation and other 199 drugs which were unable clearly to interpret the data (the items unable to recover its original dat...
Government urged to allow profitable corporate pharmacy
The government will have to permit the establishment of a profitable-oriented corporate pharmacy under an unlimited partnership, enhancing the global competitiveness of pharmacies in the long run, according to a repor...
Third FTA talks hit snag
Trade officials said that Korea and the United States ended their third round of free trade talks that held in Seattle on September 9, with less-than-anticipated progress.
In a separate meeting with reporters after...
Korea has strong R&D powerhouse, Pfizer management says
"I am really surprised at Korean researchers and facilities for their top-notch expertise in basic and clinical testing," said Declan Doogan, vice president of Pfzier Inc. prior to his departure immediately after his ...
Medical and dental MS and Ph.D courses under 4 +3 System.
The Ministry of Education announced that the Ph,D and MS courses of the medical and dental studies should be introduced under 7 years program along with the combined degrees.
The new combined degree courses include...
