News About: Pharm. Affairs
Price gap widens among renowned OTC items in Seoul
The prevailing prices of 50 renowned brand items, such as Uwhangchunsimwon, Helmin, Doctor Bease and Ssangwhatang, are different in Seoul area, according to data released by Rep. Lim Du-sung of the ruling Grand Nation...
Bonviva provides more treatment opportunity in patients with osteoporosisOnce-monthly Bonviva (ibandronate) has comparable efficacy to other bisphosphonates in a diverse population of patients in clinical settings and clinicians will have a greater a...
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KFDA approves Cialis 5mg
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly and Company's Cialis (tadalafil) for once daily use (5 mg), an oral medication taken once per day to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). When Cialis for once ...
KMA urged to root out illegal practice
Pharmacists have criticized the disclosure of 576 generic drugs involved in alleged bioequivalence data fabrication by the Korea Medical Association, calling for doctors’ efforts to stamp out shady deals with some pha...
Korean doctors prescribe more drugs for common coldThere is a prevailing tendency that Korean doctors have forced patients with common cold to take more medicines, when compared to doctors in advanced western countries, accordin...
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Production gap between prescription and OTC drugs widens
Korea’s output gap in the share of both ethical drugs and OTCs in domestic pharmaceutical market has been widen, since the implementation of a new system of separating drug dispensing from medical practice in 2000, ca...
Insect-repellant market contested by 3 domestic pharmaceutical firms
Business sources say that the domestic household insect-repellant market valued at 7.0 billion won has emerged as an arena of tripartite competition among three pharmaceutical manufactures.
Hyundai Pharm says that...
Painting insecticide gaining popularityA new type of painting insecticide, Matul-ki (chlorpyrifos), draws keen attention from pharmacists.
Chlorpyrifos is a broad spectrum insecticide, a chemical used to kill a wi...
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Enteric-coated formulation of Myfortic reduces GI disorders
In a new multicenter study, kidney transplant physicians reported a significant reduction in the incidence and symptom severity of gastrointestinal (GI) complications after conversion from MMF to enteric-coated Myfort...
KYG launches DNA-filter smoking cessation products
KYG Company says it has marketed a variety of DNA-filter smoking prevention products “NosmoQ” from May.
DNA cigarette filter can effectively remove various critical cancer-causing substances such as dioxins and ben...
