News About: Goverment
MFDS extensively approves use of drugs for clinical trials to use in the field
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) announced on the 12th that the ministry published the guideline for ‘Approval of Use of Drugs for Clinical Trials’ which allows the medical field to use drugs manufactured fo...
Government decides to found public college of medicine in Namwon
The government will found a public college of medicine in Namwon, Jeonbuk after a government-ruling party consultation. Its quota of students will be based on what Seonam University College of Medicine used to have.
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Korea-Vietnam pharma associations to run cooperative program
The Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association(KPBMA) and Vietnam Pharmaceutical Companies Association(VNPCA) held a c-level conference meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, on the last 3rd and decided to run ...
College of pharmacy will choose their 6-year curriculum on their own
Every college and university will be able to choose between the 2+4 year curriculum and the full 6 year program at college of pharmacy on their own.
The Ministry of Education pre-announced the ‘Partial Revision Bill ...
Government to take actions to make stricter rules on prolonged-release Tylenol risking liver damages
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) announced on the 6th that the ministry lowered the Acetaminophen-containing prolonged-release drugs’ packaging volume to the daily maximum dosage to reduce risks, such as liv...
Government incrementally adjust rewards for reporting medical institutes falsely claiming insurance benefits
The government will start a system which increases rewards for notifying medical institutes illegally claiming more health insurance benefits from KRW 5 million to KRW 1 billion at the most and allows everyone to repo...
“If no response from the medical association by 6th, we’ll consider contacting experts individually.”
The Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) reportedly is thinking about contacting individuals in the academia society as setting the deadline for a request to discuss about the Moon Jae-In Care(National Health Care Cov...
Disclosure of 207 categories for uninsured medical service fees in 2017
The Ministry of Health and Welfare(Minuster Neung-Hoo Park) will unveil the ‘2018 Uninsured Medical Service Fees by Hospital’ which investigated and analyzed the current conditions by the Health Insurance Review and A...
528 medicines newly approved on 1st quarter while 8 of 10 were generic
This 1st quarter, 392 ETC medicines and 135 common drugs, totaling 528 products, were approved, and 8 of 10 approved products were generic drugs.
According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s Online Library, th...
Experiencing pains 9 months before serial number system
9 months ahead of the grace period for the real-time serial number reporting system on pharmaceutical distribution companies, people are concerning about the system because the industrial committee which should raise ...
