News About: Goverment
4 companies filed suit against government
Today, the Seoul Administrative Court will examine a suit filed by Ilsung Pharmaceutical, Erikson Pharmceugical, Dalim Biotech and KMS Pharma against the Health and Welfare Minister in an effort to suspend the imprope...
158 doctors, 180 pharmacists caught in rebate crackdown
More than 150 doctors and 180 pharmacists were found to have received rebates of nearly 550 million won from a pharmaceutical firm, the government investigation team said Wednesday.
The team, led by the Seoul Centr...
KFDA unveils first study results of isopropylantipyrine
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) Wednesday unveiled the first results of its ongoing investigation into the safety of isopropylantipyrine (IPA).
No new safety concerns have been raised by a review of a...
Medication keeping fee for outpatients to be modified in clinics
From April 1, the medication keeping fee for outpatients is to be readjusted in clinics depending on 17 different days, according to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.
However, the HIRA said such f...
Health insurance expenditures rise 6 % in 2011
Korea's health insurance outlays rose 6 percent on-year in 2011, a state-run agency report said on Mar. 18.
The National Health Insurance Corp. (NHIC) said the total amount spent to cover a variety of checkups and ...
On-site inspection team to check GMP related issues
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said recently it will team up to make on-site inspections aimed at checking the overall administration of 50 GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)-accredited companies as part of its...
DUP expels Rep. Chun Jeon Hae-sook
The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) on Thursday revoked two of its candidates for the April 11 legislative election ― incumbent Rep. Jeon Hae-sook and former Rep. Lee Hwa-young.
The Supreme Council de...
Civic groups call for post-FTA steps for pharmaceutical companies
Local civic groups called for proper measures to let domestic pharmaceutical firms step up their game with the U.S. counterparts from the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (KORUS FTA), Thursday.
They said Korean comp...
Fixed medical fees to be planned for 7 surgeries from July
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday it will enact a bill to legislate the government’s plan to fix medical fees for seven procedures around July 1 as planned.
The seven treatments are caesarian sectio...
Kim Dae-kyung applies for proportional representation
Kim Dae-kyung, dean of pharmacy school of ChungAng University, filed his application for proportional representation in Saenuri Party for the April 11 general elections, a Saenuri Party official said on Monday.
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