News About: Pharm. Affairs
New Korea Biotechnology Association sets sail
The inauguration ceremony for the newly formed Korea Biotechnology Association was held in Imperial Palace hotel in Seoul on November 28 through integration of three biotechnology organizations as part of efforts to u...
ISPE’s Korean branch to be set up
The Korea’s branch office of International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) will be established next month.
The ISPE’s Korean office said it will have its founding ceremony and workshop on December 2.
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KPMA welcomes Yonsei Medical Center resolution
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association hailed a statement issued by Yonsei Medical Center, saying it will not receive any sponsorship from pharmaceutical companies for its drug dealing.
“We wholehearted welcome Yons...
Civic group calls for strengthening drug safety regulations
The Korean Pharmacists for Democratic Society said on November 19 that the government will toughen rules on controversial safety of four medicines, as it is responsible for people’s health.
The five drugs include tra...
Government urged to scrap new sales plan, pharmacists sayThe government plan to allow over-the-counter drugs to be sold at supermarkets and other non-pharmaceutical stores is drawing protest from pharmacists in Seoul.
In a statemen...
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Vitamin House to introduce homegrown drugstoresVitamin House aims to create its Korean type drugstore model by expanding its business to replace signboards of member pharmacies,
In a press interview on November 5, Vitami...
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Selling of drug by speedy courier service is unlawful: court
A pharmacy cannot sell any drugs through a “quick service'' courier, a court ruled recently. A local court in Suwon ruled in favor of Hwasung city of Kyunggi Province which fined 3.72 million won against a pharmacist,...
Korea set to resume trade talks with U.S.
Korean officials are drawing up strategies for the forthcoming trade talks with the United States, which will be held in Washington D.C. between October 28 and 29.
Korean negotiators stressed that they would decide...
Pharmacy Education Eligibility Test to be administered by KICE
The Korean Conference for Pharmacy College said on October 24 that in line with the six-year pharmacy college education system, the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE), which is will be fully responsi...
Roche Korea manager listed in International WHO’ WHO
Roche Korea cancer business unit manager Yoon Soon-nam, had his name listed in the 2008 edition of “International WHO’s WHO of Professionals” for his clinical papers.
With over 80,000 international members, Interna...
