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Korean scientists find cancer-preventing gene
A team of Korean scientists has identified a human gene, called AIMP3 (previously known as p18), in charge of preventing cancer
The team, led by Prof. Kim Sung-hoon at Seoul National University, said recently the f...
Yuhan Corp. receives IR52 Chang Young Sil award
The development of a branded product Voglicose (voglibose) for the treatment of diabetes using a platform technology that shows far more economical and simpler than the existing patented methods has Yuhan Corporation ...
KFDA reports no benzene in Vita-1000 and Miero Fiber.
Most of the vitamin beverages including Dongwha's Vita-1000 have been found no contamination of benzene, probably due to the manufacturer's full efforts for its quality control improvement.
The KFDA earlier urged t...
Korean government to proceed with drug reform plan
The Korean government plans to push up with a new drug pricing plan in the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the United States, the Ministry of Finance and Economy said recently.
On July 19, the Financ...
Health ministry eyes legislation of drug pricing policy
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) said on July 20 that it will enact a proposed positive system on and about June 24.
The announcement came after Alexander Vershbow, U.S. ambassador to Republic of Korea, ma...
KFDA plans to implement safe drug containers
Taking effects from coming Nov., a safe drug container shall be obligated to all drugs, which seems to give a heavy burden to the drug industry in their lack of its preparedness and understanding.
Most of the drug ...
Debate erupts over new drug pricing policy
It is fair that the Korean government should consider the new drug pricing issue under the current pharmaceutical circumstances, the nation's pharmaceutical group asserted on June 20.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manuf...
Daewoong to promote EGF products for wound healing.Daewoong will launch the sales of "Easy Dew", an EGF preparation for the wound healing as a moisturizing aid to the wound site, to the hospital markets starting from July.
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New product licenses total 670 in first half
Even amid data fabrication of bioequivalence, licenses for new products in the first half of this year totaled 670 items, according to a report released by the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA).
Details of ...
MOHW announced 5,000 drug prices to review this year.
The total 5,300 drug prices will be reviewed by coming Sept. and finally announced in January according to the MOHW's 2006 detailed implementing guidelines announced on July 18.
The drug price review will be made...
