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Doctors challenge government’s medical initiatives
A dispute has arisen over the government’s plan to reduce out-of-pocket costs for patients with chronic conditions that came into effect in April.
On April 1, the government enacted the Chronic Disease Maintenance...
Kombiglyze XR gets green light from KFDA
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it approved AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s combo drug Kombiglyze XR (saxagliptin and metformin HCl extended-release), five months after initial approval of ...
Can election results put new spin on OTC drug sales bill?
The ruling Saenuri Party managed to maintain its largest-party status in Wednesday’s National Assembly elections despite the main opposition Democratic United Party’s (DUP) sweeping victories in Seoul and Gyeonggi Pro...
Medical malpractice arbitration law takes effect
Starting April 8, an arbitration committee dedicated to verifying faults in medical accidents to help settle disputes under a law passed by the National Assembly last month.
After many twists and turns, the Nationa...
More health insurance coverage for Synagis injection
Starting this month, the government has provided more coverage for Abbott’s Synagis inj. (palivizumab) to reduce respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in infants.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Mond...
Health Ministry opens website for pharmaceutical firms
The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute have unveiled its new service Web site (http://pias.khidi.or.kr) to gear up domestic pharmaceutical firms’ management reform and c...
1.5 trillion won to treat lung cancer for 5 years
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday that the National Health Insurance Corp. spent a total of 1.5 trillion won for treatment of lung cancer patients over the past five years.
The number of lung cancer...
KOS to hold international ophthalmology congress
The Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS) said yesterday it will hold its 27th Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress at Bexco, Busan, between April 13 and 17, with about 6,000 delegates from more than 80 coun...
'Dumping' war looming in national hospital bidding market
The national and public hospital market competition is expected to heat up this year, as fiercer competition has prompted pharmaceutical wholesalers to rekindle their reckless bidding practice to recover lost sales, a...
Korean medicines are not expensive
The Korean Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) expressed a deep regret over the recent online survey of local doctors that Korea’s generics are expensive by global standards, which was released by the Heal...
