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Business premises of pharmacy stir dispute
There is an intensifying dispute over the planned establishment of new pharmacy in an area adjacent to clinics, heightening the possibility of prescription-related collusion acts between pharmacists and doctors.
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Government responsible for boosting domestic medical sector
The government should further accelerate efforts to strengthen domestic medical service sector in the face of marketing opening to foreign competition, urged a group of hospital experts on August 29.
In its report,...
Industry experiencing difficulties with delayed drug registrations.
Most of local pharmaceutical companies have experienced difficulties in marketing activities because of the KFDA's registration delay of generic drugs in consequence to the bio equivalency test scandals.
The Yakup ...
Assembly panel to approve bill on substandard drugs recall
A National Assembly panel will pass a bill under which drug manufacturers (importers or distributors) would be obliged to voluntarily recall substandard drugs from March 2007, when they are found to be defective.
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413 NHI drug prices slashed as of Sept. 1.
The MOHW announced the total 412 NHI drug prices including 404 drugs of which their actual transacted lower prices were detected, taking effect from coming Sept. 1.
On other hand the NHI price list included 86 new ...
Wholesaler bankruptcy is still high
The number of insolvent wholesalers has been still increasing as of August 28 with a similar trend of last year as many wholesalers are unable to repay their borrowings amid a sluggish domestic economy, according to Y...
8 in 10 prostate cancer patients untreated intentionally
Nearly 80 percent of prostate cancer patients have neglected their own disease for an average 9.5 months even in the presence of urination disorder as a subjunctive symptom, according to a survey by the Korean Urologi...
US raised 16-point proposals in Singapore meeting
The government disclosed 16-point proposals related to Korea's new drug pricing policy, which were demanded by the United States in the Singapore meeting, and the salient points of which are as follows:
1) Easier a...
Total 10,380 billion won of NHI payment in 1/2 of 2006.
The NHI revenue and disbursement rose in a double digit number, showing the total 10,380 billion won during the first half of this year compared to 9,610 billion won in the same period last year, the growth of which w...
Public health insurance covers 3.9 trillion won of pharmacy dispensing charge in first half
The dispensing charges claimed by 20,055 pharmacies in the first half of this year reached 3.9 trillion won, up 8.2 percent compared with the same period last year, according to statistics released by the Health...
