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Additional indication for Revanex granted
The Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said on June 26 it has granted Yuhan Corp. an additional indication for their novel proton pump inhibitor Revanex (revaprazan).
Revanex is now indicated for the preven...
Pfizer Korea to move headquarters
Pfizer Korea is planning to move its headquarters from Kwangjin-gu, Seoul to a 15-story Myungdong Tower downtown in Seoul.
The company already purchased the building to meet ever-growing R&D personnel and other hum...
Levitra co-marketing with local partner in mid-July
A co-marketing of Levitra, an anti-impotence drug of Bayer, with a local business partner seems to be determined in the middle of coming July at the soonest.
Bayer said on June 23 that the co-marketing was supposed...
Government to implement global standards of GMP from 2010.
A global standard of GMP (a cGMP) seems to be implemented from 2010, and other 15 strategic programs including a user's fee system have been finally established.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Han Myeong-so...
Hanmi Pharm 2nd in 2005 drug output
Hanmi Pharm came in second with 362.9 billion won in 2005 pharmaceutical output, according to a report released by the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.
The report shows that Korea's total production ...
Dong-A Pharm to conduct additional study for Zydena
Dong-A Pharm is set to additionally conduct its local clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Zydena, the first-domestically-made medication for erectile dysfunction, in patients with hypertension and di...
Yuyu Pharm advancing into health food business
Yuyu Pharm seeks to foster health foods as a new flagship business in coming years.
Toward the end, the company added Joosin BMS to its affiliate list with a 51-percent stake, to strengthen its health food business...
Foreign pharmacy graduates eligible to qualification examination.
A national pharmacist qualification system seems to be reformed in which those who graduated from the foreign college of pharmacy would be eligible to get the national pharmacist qualification examination after passin...
Physician qualification to include practical skill tests from 2010.
From 2010 the national qualification examination for the medical doctor seems to include the practical skill test including how to receive patients and respond them in an interview.
Since 1950 the qualification exa...
NGOs calling for boycott of KORUS FTA
In their joint statement on June 22, the nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have urged the Korean government to boycott a free trade agreement (FTA) between the U.S. and Korea, claiming it threatens people's health ...
