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Smaller packs system angers KPTA
A government plan to produce small PTP-package drugs by more than 10 percent of the total output starting next month has drawn a strong opposition from the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and Korea Medi...
1 in 2 customers willing to buy vitamins in pharmacy
One out of two customers prefers to buy vitamins in pharmacy due to reliance and specialty, brightening the prospect for activating other health foods by pharmacy.
In a recent survey of 463 adults, the Vitamin Hous...
KFDA forms new divisions
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) has newly established four divisions to effectively cope with issues regarding the country's clinical trials, good clinical practice (GMP), biological products and orienta...
KFDA to face criticism over efficacy fabrication of generic drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) will come under fire from governing and opposition party lawmakers of the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee on September 7 for the way it responded to manip...
Daewoong running into anti-cancer drug markets
Daewoong announced the anti-cancer drug business projects on Aug. 9, covering that until 2010 the company targeted to get 100 billion won of sales from the anti-cancer drug markets by realizing 3 subjects, namely, a d...
Hallim's Lodien price to get same approval with Norvasc.
Hallim took the same price approval of Lodien 2.5mg tablet with its original branded drug, Norvasc, an anti-hypertension drug.
The Health Insurance Review Agency determined the price of Lodien at 534 won/tab. durin...
Hospitals urged to recruit more pharmacists
The Korean Society of Health-System Pharmacists is calling for hiring more pharmacists in hospitals and clinics, as four pharmacists on average are employed in one general hospital.
The association said that 998 ph...
Kwangdong Pharm to cash in on Vita 500 marketing
Kwangdong Pharm is looking to add excitement to Vita 500, Vitamin C drink, by patronizing sporting events with premium images in foreign countries and letting consumers see in the right environment.
The company spo...
Hanall Pharm stock benefits from anti-atopic medication patent
Shares of Hanall Pharm extended gains on expectations that its patent application of a novel anti-atopic drug will bring much profits in the long tem, analysts said on September 4.
Hanall closed 14.92 percent up at...
Most expensive tuition for Ewha Univ. College of Pharmacy.
The most expensive tuition among 20 colleges of pharmacy in Korea found Ewha Univ. at 9,130 thousand won per year according to the high educational institution statistics reported by the MOE and Korean Education...
