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KFDA announces post-surveillance results of 86 medicines
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has recently issued updated recommendations concerning adverse events of 86 drugs based on their post-surveillance results over the past 6 years.
According to the safety annou...
Monthly average health insurance allowance for orthopedics totals 58.24 million won in 2011
Orthopedics clinics received an average 58.24 million won as a monthly health insurance payment last year, the biggest reimbursement among local clinics, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) said ...
National Assembly likely to pass OTC drug sales bill
A bill to allow the sale of over-the-counter drugs outside pharmacies is likely to be passed as the Saenuri and Democratic United parties agreed to put the bill to vote in a plenary session on April 24.
The 19th Na...
Exclusive department for food and health related crimes to be set up: Supreme Court says
The Supreme Court has recently unveiled its plan to establish an exclusive department to deal with health and medical crimes in major courts nationwide.
Under the newly revised rules, the food and health related de...
Environmental diseases in decreasing trend
The number of people suffering from an environment-related disease such as atopic dermatitis and asthma inched down on-year in 2011, a government report said Tuesday.
According to the Health, Insurance Review and A...
OTC drug sales bill left undone
A bill to allow the sale of over-the-counter drugs outside pharmacies is in doubt as politicians of major parties have shown differences over the bill.
Rep. Hwang Woo-yeo of the ruling Saenuri Party said Sunday a p...
Government seeking settlement of medical/dispensing fee in June
The Ministry of Health and Welfare is considering winding up the negotiation of medical and dispensing fees paid to healthcare provider at the end of June every year as part of efforts to ensure better operation of na...
Pharmacies at nearby hospitals hit by government-mandated cuts in drug prices
Pharmacies adjacent to hospitals, which are using an automatic package machine, have complained about a bigger sales loss due to the fact that the price of pharmaceuticals prescribed by doctors fell by 14 percent on a...
Gonarthrosis rising in 5 years
With Koreans living longer due to a better diet and healthier lifestyle, the number of people suffering from gonarthritis, also called the arthrosis of the knee, is spiraling up year after year, generating huge social...
Controversy mounts over new medical policy
Tension is escalating between doctors and the government over the government’s initiative to discount medical fees for people who designate neighborhood clinics as their primary care facilities.
On April 1, the gov...
